07-28-2010 12:14 PM - edited 03-06-2019 12:13 PM
How can I find out if my load balancing is truly balancing the load across my links? In other words how can I see the traffic load on each of the links in the channel?
Mike
07-28-2010 12:25 PM
Hi Burley,
The below chart show the Ether-Channel load balancing.
Number of Ports in the EtherChannel | Load Balancing |
8 | 1:1:1:1:1:1:1:1 |
7 | 2:1:1:1:1:1:1 |
6 | 2:2:1:1:1:1 |
5 | 2:2:2:1:1 |
4 | 2:2:2:2 |
3 | 3:3:2 |
2 | 4:4 |
But to check real time traffic i suggest you to use SNMP ( Bandwidth monitoring for those switch ports )
It can give you good report that any command line in switch.
Regard
Chetan Kumar
07-28-2010 12:48 PM
Thanks for the chart, I did already look at that. I was checking to see if there was a coomand that would give me some indication as to the load on each of the links.
Mike
07-28-2010 03:59 PM
Mike
What if you just look at each interface to see the load/packets transmitted and received. Would that not tell you how it was load-balancing the traffic across the links ? You could clear the counters to get a base to start with.
One other thing - what does "sh etherchannel load-balance" show ? From memory i don't think it shows what you want but can't remember to be honest.
Jon
07-29-2010 04:29 AM
Jon,
Thanks for pointing out the obvious....some times I wonder about my mind and over thinking the obvoius....
As for the command sh etherchannel load-balance it just show what Load Balancing method is in use.
I cleared the counters and I will check later.
Thanks for your Help Jon.
Mike
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