Cisco Nexus 7000 Series - Configuring Load Balancing in EIGRP

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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 4.x
OL-20002-02
Chapter 8 Configuring EIGRP
Configuring Advanced EIGRP
Configuring Load Balancing in EIGRP
You can configure load balancing in EIGRP. You can configure the number of Equal Cost Multiple Path
(ECMP) routes using the maximum paths option. See the “Configuring Load Balancing in EIGRP”
section on page 8-22.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Ensure that you have enabled the EIGRP feature (see the “Enabling the EIGRP Feature” section on
page 8-9).
Ensure that you are in the correct VDC (or use the switchto vdc command).
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. router eigrp instance-tag
3. address-family {ipv4 | ipv6} unicast
4. maximum-paths num-paths
5. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command Purpose
Step 1
config t
Example:
switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
router eigrp instance-tag
Example:
switch(config)# router eigrp Test1
switch(config-router)#
Creates a new EIGRP process with the
configured instance tag. The instance tag can
be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up
to 20 characters.
If you configure an instance-tag that does not
qualify as an AS number, you must use the
autonomous-system command to configure
the AS number explicitly or this EIGRP
instance will remain in the shutdown state.
Step 3
address-family {ipv4 | ipv6} unicast
Example:
switch(config-router)# address-family ipv4
unicast
switch(config-router-af)#
Enters the address-family configuration mode.
This command is optional for IPv4.