Configuring Etherchannel Load Balancing - Cisco 6500 Series Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 13 Configuring EtherChannels

Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing

To configure EtherChannel load balancing, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
Router(config)# port-channel load-balance
{src-mac | dst-mac | src-dst-mac | src-ip |
dst-ip | src-dst-ip | src-port | dst-port |
src-dst-port}
Router(config)# no port-channel load-balance
Step 2
Router(config)# end
Step 3
Router# show etherchannel load-balance
The load-balancing keywords indicate the following information:
•
•
This example shows how to configure EtherChannel to use source and destination IP addresses:
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# port-channel load-balance src-dst-ip
Router(config)# end
Router(config)#
This example shows how to verify the configuration:
Router# show etherchannel load-balance
Source XOR Destination IP address
Router#
78-14099-04
With a PFC2:
src-port—Source Layer 4 port
–
– dst-port—Destination Layer 4 port
src-dst-port—Source and destination Layer 4 port
–
With a PFC or PFC2:
src-ip—Source IP addresses
–
dst-ip—Destination IP addresses
–
src-dst-ip—Source and destination IP addresses
–
src-mac—Source MAC addresses
–
– dst-mac—Destination MAC addresses
src-dst-mac—Source and destination MAC addresses
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Software Configuration Guide—Release 12.1 E
Purpose
Configures EtherChannel load balancing.
Reverts to default EtherChannel load balancing.
Exits configuration mode.
Verifies the configuration.
Configuring EtherChannels
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