Configuring Load Balancing Using Etherchannels - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring EtherChannels
This example shows how to add an Ethernet interface 1/4 to channel group 1:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# interface ethernet 1/4
switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
switch(config-if)# channel-group 1
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Configuring Load Balancing Using EtherChannels

You can configure the load-balancing algorithm for EtherChannels that applies to the entire device.
Note If you want LACP-based EtherChannels, you need to enable LACP.
Procedure
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This example shows how to configure source IP load balancing for EtherChannels:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# port-channel load-balance ethernet source-ip
Before Release 4.0(1a)N1 of Cisco NX-OS, the source-dest-ip, source-dest-mac, and source-dest-port
Note
keywords were source-destination-ip, source-destination-mac, and source-destination-port, respectively.
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Enabling LACP, page 120
Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# port-channel load-balance
ethernet {destination-ip | destination-mac |
destination-port | source-dest-ip |
source-dest-mac | source-dest-port | source-ip
| source-mac | source-port}
switch(config)# no port-channel load-balance
ethernet
switch(config-router)# show port-channel
load-balance
Enabling LACP, page 120
Configuring Load Balancing Using EtherChannels
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Specifies the load-balancing algorithm for
the device. The range depends on the device.
The default is source-dest-mac.
(Optional)
Restores the default load-balancing algorithm
of source-dest-mac.
(Optional)
Displays the port-channel load-balancing
algorithm.
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