Administrator Guide

Table Of Contents
Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP)
Equal cost multi-path (ECMP) is supported on the Dell Networking OS.
Topics:
ecmp-group
hash-algorithm
hash-algorithm ecmp
hash-algorithm hg
hash-algorithm hg-seed
hash-algorithm seed
ip ecmp-group
ip ecmp weighted
link-bundle-distribution trigger-threshold
link-bundle-monitor enable
show config
show link-bundle distribution
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.
Z9000
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:
For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the
slot/port information.
For a LAG interface, enter the keywords port-channel then the slot/port
information. The range is from 1 to 128.
Defaults Off
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
CONFIGURATION ECMP-GROUP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
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