Cisco Nexus 3000 series - Clearing Forwarding Information in the FIB

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Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, NX-OS Release 5.0(3)U1(1)
Chapter 10 Managing the Unicast RIB and FIB
Managing the Unicast RIB and FIB
To stop the Layer 3 consistency checker, use the following commands in global configuration mode:
To display the Layer 3 inconsistencies, use the following commands in any mode:
Clearing Forwarding Information in the FIB
You can clear one or more entries in the FIB. Clearing a FIB entry does not affect the unicast RIB.
Caution The clear forwarding command disrupts forwarding on the switch.
To clear an entry in the FIB, including a Layer 3 inconsistency, use the following command in any mode:
Command Purpose
test [ipv4] [unicast] forwarding
inconsistency [vrf
vrf-name ] [module
{
slot | all}]
Example:
switch(config)# test forwarding
inconsistency
Starts a Layer 3 consistency check. The vrf-name can be
any case-sensitive, alphanumeric string up to 32
characters. The slot range is from 1 to 10.
Command Purpose
test forwarding [ipv4] [unicast]
inconsistency [vrf
vrf-name ] [module
{
slot | all}] stop
Example:
switch(config)# test forwarding
inconsistency stop
Stops a Layer 3 consistency check. The vrf-name can be
any case-sensitive, alphanumeric string up to 64
characters. The slot range is from 1 to 10.
Command Purpose
show forwarding [ipv4] inconsistency
[vrf
vrf-name ] [module { slot | all}]
Example:
switch(config)# show forwarding
inconsistency
Displays the results of a Layer 3 consistency check. The
vrf-name can be any case-sensitive, alphanumeric string
up to 32 characters. The slot range is from 1 to 10.
Command Purpose
clear forwarding {ipv4} route {* |
prefix } [vrf vrf-name ] [module { slot |
all}]
Example:
switch(config)# clear forwarding ipv4
route *
Clears one or more entries from the FIB. The route
options are as follows:
• *—All routes.
• prefix—Any IP prefix.
The vrf-name can be any case-sensitive, alphanumeric
string up to 32 characters. The slot range is from 1 to 10.