CSM + multiple client vlan

[isiddiqui]

If a CSM has more than one client VLANs, connected to different routers, how does CSM decide what path to take when server initiate a connection? in other words is there a way to associate server vlan(s) to client vlan?

[stevelaffan]

The term client vlan actually represents an interface between the CSM and the 6500's L2 and L3 vlan.

If you have multiple routers connecting to your 6500, they will be associated vlan(s) n the 6500 as any other vlan is...you define the balanced servers default gateway as the alias address within the server vlan define on the CSM...the CSM then forwards this to the gateway defined on the csm client vlan which is also the 6500's L3 interface. The 6500 then uses it's own routing table to define where the next hop for this destination is.

Hope this helps

Steve

[isiddiqui]

Thanks Steve,

May be I didn't worded my question right, what I am wondering if there are two client gateway defined on CSM how does it choose between them ? because documentation says that you can define multiple gateways, how does CSM choose a gateway when traffic is inititated from server not client.