(Optional) Configuring EtherChannel Load-Balancing You can configure EtherChannel load-balancing to use one of several different forwarding methods. To configure EtherChannel Load-balancing, perform this procedure: Procedure Configuring EtherChannels (Optional) Configuring EtherChannel Load-Balancing Command or Action Purpose an active negotiating state in which the port starts negotiations with other ports by sending LACP packets. • passive —Enables LACP on the port and places it into a passive negotiating state in which the port responds to LACP packets that it receives, but does not start LACP packet negotiation. Step 7 end Example: Device(config-if)# end Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Command or Action Purpose Step 1 enable Example: Device> enable Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted. Step 2 configure terminal Example: Device# configure terminal Enters global configuration mode. Step 3 port-channel load-balance {dst-ip | dst-mac | dst-mixed-ip-port | dst-port | extended | src-dst-ip | src-dst-mac | src-dst-mixed-ip-port | src-dst-port | src-ip | src-mac | src-mixed-ip-port | src-port } Example: Device(config)# port-channel load-balance src-mac Configures an EtherChannel load-balancing method. The default is src-mac. Select one of these load-distribution methods: • dst-ip—Specifies destination-host IP address.
• dst-mac—Specifies the destination-host MAC address of the incoming packet. • dst-mixed-ip-port—Specifies the host IP address and TCP/UDP port. • dst-port—Specifies the destination TCP/UDP port. Configuring EtherChannels 17