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Chapter5 Configuring Additional Router Features
Configuration Limiting
Configuration Limiting
The Cisco IOS XR software places preset limits on the configurations you can apply to the running
configuration of a router. These limits ensure that the router has sufficient system resources (such as
RAM) for normal operations. Under most conditions, these preset limits are sufficient.
In some cases, for which a large number of configurations is required for a p articular feature, it may be
necessary to override the preset configuration limits. This override can be done only if configurations
for another feature are low or unused. For example, if a router requires a large number of BGP
configurations and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) is not being used at all, then the BGP limits
can be increased to use the unused memory assigned to MPLS .
Caution Overriding the default configuration limits can result in a low-memory condition.
The following sections describe the limits you can configure, default and maximum values, and
commands for configuring and displaying the configuration limits:
Static Route Configuration Limits, page 5-16
IS-IS Configuration Limits, page 5-17
OSPFv2 and v3 Configuration Limits, page 5-17
BGP Configuration Limits, page 5-20
Routing Policy Language Line and Policy Limits, page 5-21
Multicast Configuration Limits, page 5-23
MPLS Configuration Limits, page 5-23

Static Route Configuration Limits

Table 5 -4 summarizes the maximum limits for static routes, including the commands used to display and
change the limits.
Table5-4 Static Route Configuration Limits and Commands
Examples
In the following example, the maximum number of static IPv 4 routes is changed to 5000 and the new
configuration is displayed.
RP/0/RP1/CPU0:router# configure
RP/0/RP1/CPU0:router(config)# router static
RP/0/RP1/CPU0:router(config-static)# maximum path ipv4 5000
RP/0/RP1/CPU0:router(config-static)# commit
Feature Limit Description
Default
Maximum
Limit
Absolute
Maximum
Limit
Configuration Command
(Static Router Configuration
Mode)
Show Current Settings Command
(EXEC or Global Configuration Mode)
Maximum static IPv4
routes
4000 40,000 maximum path ipv4 nshow running-config router static
Maximum static IPv6
routes
4000 40,000 maximum path ipv6 nshow running-config router static