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You issue the port-channel load-balance scr-dst-port module 4 command on a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch running NX-OS 5.0(5).
How is distribution loaded for port channels on slot 4?
- based on the source IP address and destination port
- based on the source and destination MAC address
- based on the source and destination port
- based on the source MAC address and destination port only
- based on the defaults because the command contains invalid syntax
Explanation:
Distribution for port channels on slot 4 in this scenario will be based on the defaults because the command contains invalid syntax. In this scenario, the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switch is running NX-OS 5.0(5). Prior to NX-OS 5.1(3), the port-channel load-balance command required an ethernet keyword. Therefore, the valid syntax for NX-OS versions older than 5.1(3) is port-channel load-balance ethernet method [module slot]. In NX-OS 5.1(3), Cisco removed the ethernet keyword. After NX-S 5.1(3), the basic syntax of the port-channel load-balance command is port-channel load-balance method [module slot], where method is one of the following 10 keywords:
– dst-ip
– dst-mac
– dst-port
– src-dst-ip
– src-dst-mac
– src-dst-port
– src-ip
– src-mac
– src-port
– vlan-only
The dst-ip keyword, dst-mac keyword, and dst-port keyword load port channel distribution based on the destination Internet Protocol (IP) address, Media Access Control (MAC) address, and port number, respectively. Similarly, the src-ip keyword, src-mac keyword, and src-port keyword load port channel distribution based on the source IP address, source MAC address, and port number, respectively. The src-dst-ip keyword, src-dst-mac keyword, and src-dst-port keyword load port channel distribution based on the source and destination IP addresses, MAC addresses, and port numbers, respectively. The vlan-only keyword loads distribution on only the virtual local area network (VLAN) modules.
The optional module keyword accepts a slot number value. If you configure the port-channel load-balance command with the module keyword, the configuration applies only to the specified slot. Otherwise, the configuration applies to the entire device. By default on a Cisco Nexus switch, a port channel load balances Layer 2 packets based on the source and destination MAC addresses. Layer 3 packets, on the other hand, are load balanced based on the source and destination IP addresses. You must be operating in the default virtual device context (VDC) on the switch in order to issue the port-channel load-balance command.
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