IP Trunk Hash configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/thash

[IP Trunk Hash Menu]

set

-

IP Trunk Hash Settings Menu

cur

-

Display current IP trunk hash configuration

The following table describes the IP Trunk Hash Configuration Menu options.

Table 116 IP Trunk Hash Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

set

Displays the Trunk Hash Settings menu.

 

 

cur

Display current trunk hash configuration.

 

 

Layer 2 IP Trunk Hash configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/thash/set

[set IP Trunk

Hash Settings Menu]

smac

- Enable/disable smac hash

dmac

- Enable/disable dmac hash

sip

- Enable/disable sip hash

dip

- Enable/disable dip hash

cur

- Display current trunk hash setting

Trunk hash parameters are set globally for the GbE2c. You can enable one or two parameters, to configure any of the following valid combinations:

SMAC (source MAC only)

DMAC (destination MAC only)

SIP (source IP only)

DIP (destination IP only)

SIP + DIP (source IP and destination IP)

SMAC + DMAC (source MAC and destination MAC)

The following table describes the IP Trunk Hash Configuration Menu options.

Table 117 IP Trunk Hash Set Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

smac enabledisable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the source MAC.

 

 

dmac enabledisable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the destination MAC.

 

 

sip enabledisable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the source IP.

 

 

dip enabledisable

Enable or disable trunk hashing on the destination IP.

 

 

cur

Display current trunk hash configuration.

 

 

Link Aggregation Control Protocol configuration

Command: /cfg/l2/lacp

[LACP Menu]

 

 

sysprio

- Set LACP system priority

timeout

- Set LACP system timeout scale for timing out partner info

port

-

LACP port Menu

cur

-

Display current LACP configuration

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HP GbE2c manual Layer 2 IP Trunk Hash configuration, Link Aggregation Control Protocol configuration

GbE2c specifications

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