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Configuring Load Balancing Using Port Channels
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Chapter 6 Configuring Port Channels Configuring Port Channels Send document comments to [email protected] DETAILED STEPS Step 1 Command configure terminal Purpose Enters configuration mode. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Example: switch# configure terminal switch(config)# interface port-channel channel-number Example: switch(config)# interface port-channel 2 switch(config-if) Specifies the port-channel interface that you want to configure, and enters the interface mode. flowcontrol {receive | send} {desired | off | on} Example: switch(config-if)# flowcontrol send desired switch(config-if)# Sets the flow control parameters for sending and receiving the pause packets for the port-channel interface. The default is desired. exit Example: switch(config-if)# exit switch(config)# Exits the interface mode and returns to the configuration mode. show interface port-channel channel-number (Optional) Displays interface information for the specified port channel. Example: switch(config-router)# show interface port-channel 2 copy running-config startup-config Example: switch(config)# copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration. This example shows how to configure the port-channel interface for port channel group 2 to send and receive pause packets: switch# configure terminal switch (config)# interface port-channel 2 switch(config-if)# flowcontrol receive on switch(config-if)# flowcontrol send on Configuring Load Balancing Using Port Channels You can configure the load-balancing algorithm for port channels that applies to the entire device or to only one module regardless of the VDC association. Module-based load balancing takes precedence over device-based load balancing. BEFORE YOU BEGIN Enable LACP if you want LACP-based port channels. OL-23435-03 Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x 6-27