Understanding Lacp - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Information About Port Channels
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Table 11-1
Table 11-1
Configuration
Destination MAC
Source MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Destination IP
Source IP
Source and destination
IP
Destination TCP/UDP
port
Source TCP/UDP port
Source and destination
TCP/UDP port
Use the option that provides the balance criteria with the greatest variety in your configuration. For
example, if the traffic on a port channel is going only to a single MAC address and you use the
destination MAC address as the basis of port-channel load balancing, the port channel always chooses
the same link in that port channel; using source addresses or IP addresses might result in better load
balancing.

Understanding LACP

LACP allows you to configure up to 8 interfaces into a port channel.
This section includes the following topics:
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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
11-4
shows the criteria used for each configuration:
Port Channel Load-Balancing Criteria
Layer 2 Criteria
Destination MAC
Source MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Destination MAC
Source MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Destination MAC
Source MAC
Source and destination
MAC
LACP Overview, page 11-5
LACP ID Parameters, page 11-5
Port-Channel Modes, page 11-6
LACP Marker Responders, page 11-7
LACP-Enabled and Static Port Channels Differences, page 11-7
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Layer 3 Criteria Layer 4 Criteria
Destination MAC Destination MAC
Source MAC Source MAC
Source and destination Source and destination
MAC MAC
Destination MAC, Destination MAC,
destination IP destination IP
Source MAC, source IP Source MAC, source IP
Source and destination Source and destination
MAC, source and MAC, source and
destination IP destination IP
Destination MAC, Destination MAC,
destination IP destination IP,
destination port
Source MAC, source IP Source MAC, source IP,
source port
Source and destination Source and destination
MAC, source and MAC, source and
destination IP destination IP, source
and destination port
Configuring Port Channels
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