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Catalyst4500 Series SwitchCiscoIOS Command Reference—Release 12.2(18)EW
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Chapter2Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
port-channel load-balance
port-channel load-balance
To set the load distribution method among the ports in the bundle, use the port-channel load-balance
command. To reset the load distribution to the default, use the no form of this command.
port-channel load-balance method
no port-channel load-balance
Syntax Description
Defaults Load distribution on the source XOR destination IP address is enabled.
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines The following values are valid for the load distribution method:
• dst-ip—Load distribution on the destination IP address
• dst-mac—Load distribution on the destination MAC address
• dst-port—Load distribution on the destination TCP/UDP port
• src-dst-ip—Load distribution on the source XOR destination IP address
• src-dst-mac—Load distribution on the source XOR destination MAC address
• src-dst-port—Load distribution on the source XOR destination TCP/UDP port
• src-ip—Load distribution on the source IP address
• src-mac—Load distribution on the source MAC address
• src-port—Load distribution on the source port
Examples This example shows how to set the load distribution method to destination IP address:
Switch(config)# port-channel load-balance dst-ip
Switch(config)#
This example shows how to set the load distribution method to source XOR destination IP address:
Switch(config)# port-channel load-balance src-dst-port
Switch(config)#
method Specifies the load distribution method. See “Usage Guidelines” for more information.
Release Modification
12.1(8a)EW Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.