Metric (Islb Initiator Configuration) - Cisco MDS 9124 - Fabric Switch Reference

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metric (iSLB initiator configuration)

To assign a load-balancing metric for an iSLB initiator, use the metric command in iSLB initiator
configuration submode. To revert to the default load-balancing metric, use the no form of the command.
Syntax Description
metric metric
Defaults 1000
Command Modes iSLB initiator configuration submode.
Command History Release
3.0(1)
Usage Guidelines You can assign a load metric to each initiator for weighted load balancing. The load calculated is based
on the number of initiators on a given iSCSI interface. This feature accommodates initiators with
different bandwidth requirements. For example, you could assign a higher load metric to a database
server than to a web server. Weighted load balancing also accommodates initiators with different link
speeds.
Examples
The following example specifies a load-balancing metric for the iSLB initiator.
switch# config t
switch(config)# islb initiator ip-address 100.10.10.10
switch (config-islb-init)# metric 100
The following example reverts to the default load-balancing metric.
switch (config-islb-init)# no metric 100
Related Commands Command
islb initiator
show islb initiator
configured
show islb initiator detail
show islb initiator
summary
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
metric metric
no metric metric
Specifies a load-balancing metric. The range is 10 to 10000.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Assigns an iSLB name and IP address to the iSLB initiator and enters
iSLB initiator configuration submode.
Displays iSLB initiator information for the specified configured initiator.
Displays detailed iSLB initiator information.
Displays iSLB initiator summary information.
metric (iSLB initiator configuration)
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