Cisco Systems 6000 manual Content Switching Module and Servers

Overview

When the client-side and server-side VLANs are on the same subnets, you can configure the CSM in single subnet (bridge) mode. For more information, see the “Single Subnet (Bridge) Mode Configuration” section on page 35.

When the client- and server-side VLANs are on different subnets, you can configure the CSM to operate in a secure (router) mode. For more information, see the “Secure (Router) Mode Configuration” section on page 37.

You can set up a fault-tolerant configuration in either the secure (router) or single subnet (bridged) mode using redundant CSMs. For more information, see the “Fault-Tolerant Configuration” section on page 38. Using multiple VLANs, single subnet (bridge) mode and secure (router) mode can coexist in the same CSM.

Figure 2 Content Switching Module and Servers

Catalyst 6500 chassis

Router

Content	4 gigabit	Switching
services
		fabric
gateway

Internet

Internet

47527

Content provider

Client

	Catalyst 6000 Family Content Switching Module Installation and Configuration Note
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