Cisco WS-C3560E-48PD-SF Command Reference - Page 340

port-channel load-balance Chapter 2 Catalyst 3560 Switch Cisco IOS Commands port-channel load-balance Use the port-channel load-balance global configuration command to set the load-distribution method among the ports in the EtherChannel. Use the no form of this command to return to the default setting. port-channel load-balance {dst-ip | dst-mac | src-dst-ip | src-dst-mac | src-ip | src-mac} no port-channel load-balance Syntax Description dst-ip dst-mac src-dst-ip src-dst-mac src-ip src-mac Load distribution is based on the destination host IP address. Load distribution is based on the destination host MAC address. Packets to the same destination are sent on the same port, but packets to different destinations are sent on different ports in the channel. Load distribution is based on the source and destination host IP address. Load distribution is based on the source and destination host MAC address. Load distribution is based on the source host IP address. Load distribution is based on the source MAC address. Packets from different hosts use different ports in the channel, but packets from the same host use the same port. Defaults The default is src-mac. Command Modes Global configuration Command History Release 12.1(19)EA1 Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines For information about when to use these forwarding methods, see the "Configuring EtherChannels" chapter in the software configuration guide for this release. Examples This example shows how to set the load-distribution method to dst-mac: Switch(config)# port-channel load-balance dst-mac You can verify your setting by entering the show running-config privileged EXEC command or the show etherchannel load-balance privileged EXEC command. 2-308 Catalyst 3560 Switch Command Reference 78-16405-05