Command Line Reference Guide

Equal Cost Multi-Path Overview (ECMP)

ECMP is supported on the S5000 switch.

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.

S5000

Syntax

ecmp-group ecmp-group-id

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 number of the ECMP group. The range is 1 to 64.

interface

type

slot/port

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

ECMP group:

• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword

tengigabitethernet followed by slot/port numbers.

The port range is 0 to 63.

• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword

fortyGigE followed by slot/port numbers. The ports are 48,

52, 56, and 60.

• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-

channel followed by a number from 1 to 128.

Defaults Off

Command Modes

• CONFIGURATION

• CONFIGURATION ECMP-GROUP

Command History

Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.

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