Specifications

IP Switching Commands
mls ip cef load-sharing
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Cisco IOS IP Switching Command Reference
May 2008
mls ip cef load-sharing
To configure the Cisco Express Forwarding load balancing, use the mls ip cef load-sharing command
in global configuration mode. To return to the default settings, use the no form of this command.
mls ip cef load-sharing [full] [exclude-port {destination | source}] [simple]
no mls ip cef load-sharing
Syntax Description
Defaults Source and destination IP address and universal identification
Command Modes Global configuration (config)
Command History
Usage Guidelines The mls ip cef load-sharing command affects the IPv4, the IPv6, and the Multiprotocol Label Switching
(MPLS) forwardings.
The mls ip cef load-sharing command is structured as follows:
• mls ip cef load-sharing full—Uses Layer 3 and Layer 4 information with multiple adjacencies.
• mls ip cef load-sharing full simple—Uses Layer 3 and Layer 4 information without multiple
adjacencies.
• mls ip cef load-sharing simple—Uses Layer 3 information without multiple adjacencies.
full (Optional) Sets the Cisco Express Forwarding load balancing to include source and
destination Layer
4 ports and source and destination IP addresses (Layer 3).
exclude-port
destination
(Optional) Excludes the destination Layer 4 ports and source and destination IP
addresses (Layer 3) from the load-balancing algorithm.
exclude-port
source
(Optional) Excludes the source Layer 4 ports and source and destination IP
addresses (Layer 3) from the load-balancing algorithm.
simple (Optional) Sets the Cisco Express Forwarding load balancing for single-stage load
sharing.
Release Modification
12.2(17d)SXB Support for this command on the Supervisor Engine 2 was introduced in
Release
12.2(17d)SXB.
12.2(17d)SXB2 This command was changed as follows:
• The simple keyword was added.
• Support for this command was introduced on the Supervisor Engine 720.
12.2(18)SXE This command was changed to include the exclude-port, destination, and source
keywords on the Supervisor Engine
720 only.
12.2(33)SRA This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRA.