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Version Description
9.2(0.0) Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
When you configure keepalive, the system sends a self-addressed packet out of the configured
interface to verify that the far end of a WAN link is up. When you configure no keepalive, the system
does not send keepalive packets and so the local end of a WAN link remains up even if the remote end is
down.
load-balance
By default, Dell Networking OS uses an IP 4-tuple (IP SA, IP DA, Source Port, and Destination Port) to distribute IP traffic
over members of a Port Channel as well as equal-cost paths. To designate another method to balance traffic over Port Channel
members, use the load-balance command.
Syntax
load-balance {ip-selection [dest-ip | source-ip]} | {mac [dest-mac |
source-dest-mac | source-mac]} | {tcp-udp | ingress-port [enable]}
To return to the default setting (IP 4-tuple), use the no load-balance {ip-selection [dest-
ip | source-ip]} | {mac [dest-mac | source-dest-mac | source-mac]} | {tcp-
udp | ingress-port [enable]} command.
Parameters
ip-selection
{dest-ip |
source-ip}
Enter the keywords to distribute IP traffic based on the following criteria:
NOTE: The hashing mechanism returns a 3-bit index indicating which port the
packet should be forwarded.
dest-ip — Uses destination IP address and destination port fields to hash.
source-ip — Uses source IP address and source port fields to hash.
mac {dest-mac |
source-dest-mac
| source-mac}
Enter the keywords to distribute MAC traffic based on the following criteria:
dest-mac — Uses the destination MAC address, VLAN, Ethertype, source module
ID and source port ID fields to hash.
source-dest-mac — Uses the destination and source MAC address, VLAN,
Ethertype, source module ID and source port ID fields to hash.
source-mac — Uses the source MAC address, VLAN, Ethertype, source module
ID and source port ID fields to hash.
tcp-udp enable Enter the keywords to distribute traffic based on the following:
enable — Takes the TCP/UDP source and destination ports into consideration
when doing hash computations. This option is enabled by default.
ingress-port enable—Enter the keywords to distribute traffic based on the
following:enable — Takes the source port into consideration when doing hash
computations. This option is disabled by default.
Defaults IP 4-tuple (IP SA, IP DA, Source Port, Destination Port)
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command
History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
By default, Dell Networking OS distributes incoming traffic based on a hash algorithm using the following
criteria:
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