CLI Guide

Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)

Equal cost multi-path (ECMP) is supported on the Dell Networking OS.

ecmp-group

Provides a mechanism to monitor traffic distribution on an ECMP link bundle. A system log is generated

when the standard deviation of traffic distribution on a member link exceeds a defined threshold.

Syntax

ecmp-group {ecmp-group-id interface interface | link-bundle-

monitor}

To remove the selected interface, use the ecmp-group no interface

command.

To disable link bundle monitoring, use the ecmp-group no link-bundle-

monitor command.

Parameters

ecmp-group ID Enter the identifier number for the ECMP group. The range

is from 2 to 64.

interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port to add the

interface to the ECMP group:

• 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword

TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.

link-bundle-

monitor

Enter the keywords link-bundle-monitor to enable link

bundle monitoring.

Defaults Off

Command Modes

• CONFIGURATION

• CONFIGURATION ECMP-GROUP

Supported Modes Full–Switch

Command History

Version Description

9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.

9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.

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