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Chapter 13
Configuring PortChannels
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
Figure 13-4
When the first frame in a flow is received on an interface for forwarding, link 1 is selected. Each
subsequent frame in that flow is sent over the same link. No frame in SID1 and DID1 utilizes link 2.
Figure 13-4
SID1, DID1,
Exchange 1
SID1, DID1,
Exchange 2
SID2, DID2
Exchange 1
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
illustrates how source ID 1 (SID1) and destination ID1-based(DID1) load balancing works.
SID1 and DID1Based Load Balancing
Frame 1
Frame 2
Frame 3
Frame n
Frame 1
Frame 2
Frame 3
Frame n
Frame 1
Frame 2
Frame 3
Frame n
Link 1
Link 2
Link 1
Link 2
Link 1
Link 2
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
About Load Balancing
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