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port-channel load-balance
port-channel load-balance
Use the port-channel load-balance global configuration command to set the load distribution method
among the ports in the EtherChannel. Use the no form of this command to reset the load distribution to
the default.
port-channel load-balance method
no port-channel load-balance
Syntax Description
Defaults The default method is src-mac.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines If the link partner to the switch is a physical learner that has the channel-group interface configuration
command set to auto or desirable, the switch automatically uses the load-distribution method based on
the source MAC address regardless of the configured load-distribution method.
If the link partner to the switch is a physical learner that has the channel-group interface configuration
command set to on, set the load-distribution method based on the source MAC address by using the
port-channel load-balance src-mac global configuration command.
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 settings by entering the show etherchannel privileged EXEC command.
method Load distribution method.
These are the method values:
• dst-mac—Load distribution using the destination MAC address
• src-mac—Load distribution using the source MAC address
Release Modification
12.1(6)EA2 This command was first introduced.