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Source and destination
MAC, source and
destination IP, source and
destination port
Source and destination
MAC, source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
TCP/UDP port
Fabric Extenders are not configurable individually. Fabric extender configurations are defined on the Cisco
Nexus device. In the case of the port-channel load balancing protocol, the table below illustrates which
port-channel load balancing option is automatically configured on the fabric extender modules as a result of
the configuration performed on the Cisco Nexus device.
The following table shows the criteria used for each configuration:
Table 5: Port channel Load-Balancing Criteria for the Cisco Nexus 2232 and Cisco Nexus 2248 Fabric Extenders
Layer 4 CriteriaLayer 3 CriteriaLayer 2 CriteriaConfiguration
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Destination MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC
Destination IP
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC
Source IP
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC
Source and destination IP
Source and destination
MAC, source and
destination IP , and source
and destination port
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC
Destination TCP/UDP
port
Source and destination
MAC, source and
destination IP , and source
and destination port
Source and destination
MAC, and source and
destination IP
Source and destination
MAC
Source TCP/UDP port
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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Configuring Port Channels
Load Balancing Using Port Channels