Reference Guide

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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.
interfacetype
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.
Equal Cost Multi-Path Overview (ECMP)
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