About Load Balancing; Configuring Load Balancing - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

About Load Balancing

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About Load Balancing
Load-balancing attributes indicate the use of the source-destination ID (src-dst-id) or the originator exchange
OX ID (src-dst-ox-id, the default) for load-balancing path selection.

Configuring Load Balancing

To configure load balancing on an existing VSAN, perform this task:
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Command or Action
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# vsan database
switch-config-db# vsan 2
switch(config-vsan-db)# no vsan 5
switch(config-vsan-db)# end
Command or Action
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# vsan database
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan vsan-id
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan vsan-id
loadbalancing src-dst-id
switch(config-vsan-db)# no vsan vsan-id
loadbalancing src-dst-id
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan vsan-id
loadbalancing src-dst-ox-id
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan vsan-id
suspend
switch(config-vsan-db)# no vsan vsan-id
suspend
switch(config-vsan-db)# end
Configuring and Managing VSANs
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures the VSAN database.
Places you in VSAN configuration mode.
Deletes VSAN 5 from the database and
switch.
Places you in EXEC mode.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enters VSAN database configuration submode
Specifies an existing VSAN.
Enables the load-balancing guarantee for the
selected VSAN and directs the switch to use the
source and destination ID for its path selection
process.
Negates the command entered in the previous step
and reverts to the default values of the
load-balancing parameters.
Changes the path selection setting to use the
source ID, the destination ID, and the OX ID
(default).
Suspends the selected VSAN.
Negates the suspend command entered in the
previous step.
Returns you to EXEC mode.
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