01-11-2010 11:05 AM - edited 03-04-2019 07:10 AM
I'm setting up a Cisco 2901 router and attempting load balancing/link aggregation and/or fail-over for my dual WAN connections. Being new to Cisco's IOS software, I'm using CP to help learn IOS, so right now I'm doing most of my configuration via the Configuration Professionsal GUI. As I understand, the Performance Routing option will help me set this up but I don't have that option available in Configuration Professional; any ideas? I downloaded the most recent version of CP (version 2) I believe; I've reviewed over the often referenced article on this feature at: Cisco Performance Routing and reviewed the Cisco Feature Navigator available at http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn for my IOS release; the feature I'm looking for is documented in a flash presentation at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_configuration_professional/scrcst/PfR/CCPPFR.swf (screenshot below):
A summary of the key results of the IOS "show version" command on this router are:
Cisco IOS Software, C2900 Software (C2900-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.0(1)M, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc2) Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport Copyright (c) 1986-2009 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Wed 30-Sep-09 05:30 by prod_rel_team
ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 15.0(1r)M1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1) BPRouter uptime is 5 days, 23 hours, 43 minutes System returned to ROM by power-on System restarted at 11:34:47 PCTime Wed Dec 23 2009 System image file is "flash0:c2900-universalk9-mz.SPA.150-1.M.bin"
Cisco CISCO2901/K9 (revision 1.0) with 483328K/40960K bytes of memory.
Processor board ID FTX134981A3
2 FastEthernet interfaces
2 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces
1 Virtual Private Network (VPN) Module
DRAM configuration is 64 bits wide with parity enabled.
255K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
254464K bytes of ATA System CompactFlash 0 (Read/Write)
License Info:
License UDI:
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Device# PID SN
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*0 CISCO2901/K9 FTX134981A3
Technology Package License Information for Module:'c2900'
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Technology Technology-package Technology-package Current Type Next reboot
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ipbase ipbasek9 Permanent ipbasek9
security securityk9 Permanent securityk9 uc None None None data None None None Configuration register
01-11-2010 11:31 AM
None of the various GUIs, despite their name, is able to do things "professionally". In return, they often introduce unnecessary and confusing commands.
if you want to learn IOS, and get real results, use the CLI, there's no alternative.
01-23-2010 12:39 PM
Thanks; I believe I understand what you're talking about regarding the IOS GUIs; I've taken the plnuge to learn the CLI though I do use the GUI to help; this router is so far taking the longest of any I've ever set up. though it is the most sophisticated.
01-11-2010 07:53 PM
try the bellow simple pfr config example
https://supportforums.cisco.com/docs/DOC-8353
good luck
if helpful Rate
01-23-2010 12:41 PM
Thanks for this reference; your example has definitely helped me get PfR set up via the CLI
01-23-2010 02:30 PM
i am glad that the example helped you
please rate the helpful post
good luck
01-23-2010 12:44 PM
Update: Cisco Configuration Professional v2.1 just released has fixed this. My above comment was based on CCP v2.0
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