Flow permanent default on CSS 11050

[mchawla]

what is the default for flow permanent on CSS 11050 version 5.1. Documentation is not clear. Also when configuring flow permanent the parameter is the port1, port 2 etc. etc. what is a port(1|2|3....).

TIA

-Manjeet

[mvoight]

If this is CSS-1105x, then you are probably running 5.0.1 not 5.1. Port1 is just an ID. You would configure "flow permanent port1 80" or "flow permanent port2 80", etc. I would recommend using a version that supports the use of "flow port" as this will let you set a specific idle timeout. If using flow permanent, you need to configure cmd_sched to occasionally shut it off so you don't run out of FCBs due to clients/servers that have no cleanly closed their connections.

In the newer 11500 series, the global "flow port" command is replaced by "flow-timeout-multiplier" which is used in group and content rule configurations.

[mvoight]

What do you mean by "default for flow permanent"?

If flow permanent isn't configured, it isn't used.

Flow collection would vary by port, from 8 seconds to 10 minutes (telnet)

This 6.10 documentation describes flow parameters

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/contnetw/ps789/products_administration_guide_chapter09186a0080176bd1.html