Re: Basics- Etherchannel load-balancing

From: Calil Zorby (zorby@doglover.com)
Date: Wed Nov 28 2007 - 17:09:12 ART


 Hi, Joseph!
If not, what the diference between the load balance using "src-mac" and
"src IP" ? When each method will be used?

thanks

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Joseph Saad"
  To: "Calil Zorby"
  Subject: Re: Basics- Etherchannel load-balancing
  Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:43:21 +0400

  I tend to agree except to the part where the port of choice is based
  on the source IP address while routing.

  On Nov 28, 2007 8:20 AM, Calil Zorby <zorby@doglover.com > wrote:

    Alex,

    "...for all IP traffic being routed..." the SW "...chooses a port
    for
    transmission based on the source and destination IP
    address..."

    But, for traffic being switched, it will use the src-mac, by
    default.

    Anyone correct me if I am wrong.

    thanks

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Alex Steer [mailto:alex.steer@xxxxxxxxxxx]
    Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 4:58 AM
    To: Joseph Brunner; Radioactive Frog; Rich Collins
    Cc: Roman Rodichev; groupstudy
    Subject: RE: Basics- Etherchannel load-balancing

    That's very interesting.

    It's also very misleading. Why call it src-mac if its actually
    src-mac-src-dst-ip. I wonder if the proctors are aware of that?
     I
    think I wouldn't trust that just in case the person marking my
    exam
    isn't aware (no ones perfect, apart from me).
    -----Original Message-----
    From: nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
    Behalf Of
    Joseph Brunner
    Sent: 04 November 2007 06:13
    To: 'Radioactive Frog'; 'Rich Collins'
    Cc: 'Roman Rodichev'; 'groupstudy'
    Subject: RE: Basics- Etherchannel load-balancing

    The 3550's and 3560 share dst-mac & src-mac, while the 3560 add's
    more
    options...

    rack1sw1(config)#port-channel load-balance ? (3560)
     dst-ip Dst IP Addr
     dst-mac Dst Mac Addr
     src-dst-ip Src XOR Dst IP Addr
     src-dst-mac Src XOR Dst Mac Addr
     src-ip Src IP Addr
     src-mac Src Mac Addr

    rack1sw2(config)#port-channel load-balance ? (3550)
     dst-mac Dst Mac Addr
     src-mac Src Mac Addr

    both default to src-mac

    3550 default settings

    per the doc cd if you leave the 3550 on default src-mac it also
    load
    balances based on ipv4 destination ip address... and I quote...

    "When src-mac is used, load distribution based on the source and
    destination
    IP address is also enabled. For all IP traffic being routed, the
    switch
    chooses a port for transmission based on the source and
    destination IP
    address. Packets between two IP hosts always use the same port
    for
    packet
    transmission, but packets between any other pair of hosts might
    use a
    different transmission port."

    3560 default settings

    I have not had a chance to capture traffic from my 3560's
    incoming port
    channel physical member interfaces separately yet to see if they
    also
    load
    balance based on source and destination ip address with default
    src-mac
    load
    balancing, like the 3550's but with the other modes I doubt it.

    -Joe

    -----Original Message-----
    From: nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] On
    Behalf Of
    Radioactive Frog
    Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 11:55 PM
    To: Rich Collins
    Cc: Roman Rodichev; groupstudy
    Subject: Re: Basics- Etherchannel load-balancing

    How about mixing 3550's and 3560's on each side?
    -----------------------------------------------------------

    The basic theory of etherchannel:

    there are 2 protocol standard in etherchannel - PAgP and LACP.

    PAGP is cisco properietary , therefore if you configure switch to
    use
    PAgP,
    both switch must be Cisco make. No matter what model i.e. 3550 or
    3660
    or
    65xx. All works okay.

    LACP is a Ieee802.3ad standard. Therefore any make any
    vendor/module
    doesn't
    matter.
    So you can plugin one end Cisco switch and other end Cisco.

    Cisco----4port trunk--------HP-sw

    I have personally tested it and it is working in production
    environment.

    a good reading:
    http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps5023/products_configur
    atio
    n_example09186a00806cb982.shtml

    HTH

    frog

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