02-19-2015 06:25 PM
Hi, all
I do not understand description of port-channel load-balance ethernet command.
switch(config)# port-channel load-balance ethernet ?
destination-ip Destination IP address
destination-mac Destination MAC address
destination-port Destination TCP/UDP port
source-dest-ip Source & Destination IP address (includes l2)
source-dest-ip-only Source & Destination IP addresses only
source-dest-mac Source & Destination MAC address
source-dest-port Source & Destination TCP/UDP port (includes l2 and l3)
source-dest-port-only Source & Destination TCP/UDP port only
source-ip Source IP address
source-mac Source MAC address
source-port Source TCP/UDP port
Please tell me what the following descriptions mean.
Source & Destination IP address (includes l2)
Source & Destination TCP/UDP port (includes l2 and l3)
What are the meaning of "includes l2" and "includes l2 and l3" ?
Thank you for your cooperation in advance.
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02-20-2015 08:24 PM
Hi Satoru,
Source & Destination IP address (includes l2)
It means that hash will include L2/L3 information, if available.
Source & Destination TCP/UDP port (includes l2 and l3)
The same way, basically means that hash algorithm will include all L2/L3/L4 information, if available.
Otherwise, if you choose the option: source-dest-port-only Source & Destination TCP/UDP port only
It means the etherchannel hash will include only the L4 information in the hash algorithm to balance the traffic among the interfaces.
Regards,
Richard
02-25-2015 06:40 AM
Hi Satoru,
On the Nexus 5000/6000 platforms, all FEXs will inherit the global hashing algorithm from the parent device.
On the Nexus 7000 platform, hashing algorithms can be assigned on a per FEX basis (all load balancing changes must be made from the Admin VDC):
N7K-A(config)# port-channel load-balance src-dst ip-l4port fex 134
Any FEX without a hashing algorithm configured with inherit the global hash. Making changes to the modular/global hash will not alter FEX specific hashing algorithms.
To verify the configuration applied you can use this command:
N5K_A# show port-channel load-balance
On the Nexus 7000, the per FEX algorithm can be checked by appending the ‘fex <#>’ to the end of the command in the Admin VDC or the FEX’s respective VDC:
N7K-A(config)# show port-channel load-balance fex 134
Regards,
Richard
02-20-2015 08:24 PM
Hi Satoru,
Source & Destination IP address (includes l2)
It means that hash will include L2/L3 information, if available.
Source & Destination TCP/UDP port (includes l2 and l3)
The same way, basically means that hash algorithm will include all L2/L3/L4 information, if available.
Otherwise, if you choose the option: source-dest-port-only Source & Destination TCP/UDP port only
It means the etherchannel hash will include only the L4 information in the hash algorithm to balance the traffic among the interfaces.
Regards,
Richard
02-23-2015 05:21 PM
Hello richbarb,
Thank you for posting the comment.
Does that mean that L2 information is MAC address? Similarly, does L3 information mean IP address?
Kind regards,
Satoru
02-24-2015 08:04 AM
Hi Satoru,
That's it.
Richard
02-25-2015 01:22 AM
Hi richbarb,
Please let me ask one more question.
Does this configuration also work the port-channel interface operating in FEX-fabric mode?
Kind regards,
Satoru
02-25-2015 06:40 AM
Hi Satoru,
On the Nexus 5000/6000 platforms, all FEXs will inherit the global hashing algorithm from the parent device.
On the Nexus 7000 platform, hashing algorithms can be assigned on a per FEX basis (all load balancing changes must be made from the Admin VDC):
N7K-A(config)# port-channel load-balance src-dst ip-l4port fex 134
Any FEX without a hashing algorithm configured with inherit the global hash. Making changes to the modular/global hash will not alter FEX specific hashing algorithms.
To verify the configuration applied you can use this command:
N5K_A# show port-channel load-balance
On the Nexus 7000, the per FEX algorithm can be checked by appending the ‘fex <#>’ to the end of the command in the Admin VDC or the FEX’s respective VDC:
N7K-A(config)# show port-channel load-balance fex 134
Regards,
Richard
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