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port-channel load-balance
port-channel load-balance
Use the port-channel load-balance global configuration command on the switch stack or on a
standalone switch to set the load-distribution method among the ports in the EtherChannel. Use the no
form of this command to return to the default setting.
port-channel load-balance {dst-ip | dst-mac | src-dst-ip | src-dst-mac | src-ip | src-mac}
no port-channel load-balance
Syntax Description
Defaults The default is src-mac.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines For information about when to use these forwarding methods, see the “Configuring EtherChannels”
chapter in the software configuration guide for this release.
Examples This example shows how to set the load-distribution method to dst-mac:
Switch(config)# port-channel load-balance dst-mac
You can verify your setting by entering the show running-config privileged EXEC command or the
show etherchannel load-balance privileged EXEC command.
dst-ip Load distribution is based on the destination host IP address.
dst-mac Load distribution is based on the destination host MAC address. Packets to the same
destination are sent on the same port, but packets to different destinations are sent on
different ports in the channel.
src-dst-ip Load distribution is based on the source and destination host IP address.
src-dst-mac Load distribution is based on the source and destination host MAC address.
src-ip Load distribution is based on the source host IP address.
src-mac Load distribution is based on the source MAC address. Packets from different hosts use
different ports in the channel, but packets from the same host use the same port.
Release Modification
12.2(40)EX This command was introduced.

Cisco Catalyst 3120 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	Catalyst 3120
Category	Switch
Language	English