fwaccel feature

In the R81.10.X releases, this command is available starting from the R81.10.00 version.

Description

The "fwaccel feature" and "fwaccel6 feature" commands enable and disable the specified SecureXL features.

Important:

  • In a Cluster, you must configure all the Cluster Members in the same way.

  • If you disable a SecureXL feature, SecureXL does not accelerate the applicable traffic anymore.

  • This change does not survive reboot.

Syntax for IPv4

fwaccel feature <Name of Feature>

      get

      off

      on

Syntax for IPv6

fwaccel6 feature <Name of Feature>

      get

      off

      on

Parameters

Parameter

Description

No Parameters

Shows the applicable built-in usage.

<Name of Feature>

Specifies the SecureXL feature.

R81.20SecureXL supports only this feature:

  • Name: sctp

  • Description: Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) - see sk35113

get

Shows the current state of the specified SecureXL feature.

off

Disables the specified SecureXL feature.

This means that SecureXL does not accelerate the applicable traffic anymore.

on

Enables the specified SecureXL feature.

This means that SecureXL accelerates the applicable traffic again.

Disabling the 'sctp' feature permanently

  1. Add this line to the $FWDIR/boot/modules/fwkern.conf file:

    sim_sctp_disable_by_default=1

  2. Reboot.

Example 1 - Default output

[Expert@MyGW]# fwaccel feature
Usage: fwaccel feature <name> {on|off|get}

Available features: sctp
[Expert@MyGW]#

Example 2 - Disabling and enabling a feature

[Expert@MyGW]# fwaccel feature sctp get
sim_sctp_disable_by_default = 0
[Expert@MyGW]#
[Expert@MyGW]# fwaccel feature sctp off
Set operation succeeded
[Expert@MyGW]# fwaccel feature sctp get
sim_sctp_disable_by_default = 1
[Expert@MyGW]#
[Expert@MyGW]# fwaccel feature sctp on
Set operation succeeded
[Expert@MyGW]#
[Expert@MyGW]# fwaccel feature sctp get
sim_sctp_disable_by_default = 0
[Expert@MyGW]#