Configuring Hardware Hashing For Multicast Traffic; Enabling Lacp - Cisco nexus 5000 series Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Channels
This example shows how to configure source IP load balancing for port channels:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# port-channel load-balance ethernet source-ip

Configuring Hardware Hashing for Multicast Traffic

By default, ingress multicast traffic on any port in the switch selects a particular port channel member to
egress the traffic. You can configure hardware hashing for multicast traffic to reduce potential bandwidth
issues and to provide effective load balancing of the ingress multicast traffic. Use the hardware multicast
hw-hash command to enable hardware hashing. To restore the default, use the no hardware multicast
hw-hash command.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# interface port-channel channel-number
3. switch(config-if)# [no] hardware multicast hw-hash
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# interface port-channel
channel-number
Step 3 switch(config-if)# [no] hardware multicast hw-hash
This example shows how to configure hardware hashing on a port channel:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# interface port-channel 21
switch(config-if)# hardware multicast hw-hash
This example shows how to remove hardware hashing from a port channel:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# interface port-channel 21
switch(config-if)# no hardware multicast hw-hash

Enabling LACP

LACP is disabled by default; you must enable LACP before you begin LACP configuration. You cannot
disable LACP while any LACP configuration is present.
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Configuring Hardware Hashing for Multicast Traffic
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Selects the port channel and enters the interface
configuration mode.
Configures hardware hashing for the specified port
channel.
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