Brocade ICX 6650 Layer 3 Routing 409
53-1002603-01
ECMP load sharing for IPv6
Disabling or re-enabling ECMP load sharing for IPv6
ECMP load sharing for IPv6 is enabled by default. To disable the feature, enter the following
command.
Brocade(config)#no ipv6 load-sharing
If you want to re-enable the feature after disabling it, you must specify the number of load-sharing
paths. The maximum number of paths the device supports is a value from 2–8. By entering a
command such as the following, iPv6 load-sharing will be re-enabled.
Brocade(config)#ipv6 load-sharing 4
Syntax: [no] ipv6 load-sharing num
The num parameter specifies the number of paths and can be from 2-8. The default is 4.
Changing the maximum load sharing paths for IPv6
By default, IPv6 E CMP load sharin g allows traff ic to be balanced across up to four equ al paths. You
can change the maximum number of paths the device supports to a value from 2-8.
To change the number of ECMP load sharing paths for IPv6, enter a command such as the
following.
Brocade(config)#ipv6 load-sharing 6
Syntax: [no] ipv6 load-sharing [num]
The num parameter specifies the number of paths and can be from 2-8. The default is 4.
Enabling support for network-based ECMPload sharing for IPv6
Network-based ECMP load sharing is supported. In this configuration, traffic is distributed across
equal-cost paths based on the destination network address. Routes to each network are stored in
CAM and accessed when a path to a network is required. Because multiple hosts are likely to
reside on a network, this method uses fewer CAM entries.
Displaying ECMP load-sharing information for IPv6
To display the status of ECMP load sharing for IPv6, enter the following command.
Brocade#show ipv6
Global Settings
unicast-routing enabled, hop-limit 64
No Inbound Access List Set
No Outbound Access List Set
Prefix-based IPv6 Load-sharing is Enabled, Number of load share paths: 4