NOTE: Save the new ECMP settings to the startup-config (write-mem) then reload the system for
the new settings to take effect.
• Configure the maximum number of paths per ECMP group.
CONFIGURATION mode.
ip ecmp-group maximum-paths {2-64}
• Enable ECMP group path management.
CONFIGURATION mode.
ip ecmp-group path-fallback
Example of the ip ecmp-group maximum-paths Command
Dell(conf)#ip ecmp-group maximum-paths 3
User configuration has been changed. Save the configuration and reload to take
effect
Dell(conf)#
Creating an ECMP Group Bundle
Within each ECMP group, you can specify an interface.
If you enable monitoring for the ECMP group, the utilization calculation is performed when the average
utilization of the link-bundle (as opposed to a single link within the bundle) exceeds 60%.
1. Create a user-defined ECMP group bundle.
CONFIGURATION mode
ecmp-group ecmp-group-id
The range is from 1 to 64.
2. Add interfaces to the ECMP group bundle.
CONFIGURATION ECMP-GROUP mode
interface interface interface tengigabitethernet 0/0 interface port-channel
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3. Enable the monitoring for the bundle.
CONFIGURATION ECMP-GROUP mode
link-bundle-monitor enable
Modifying the ECMP Group Threshold
You can customize the threshold percentage for monitoring ECMP group bundles.
To customize the ECMP group bundle threshold and to view the changes, use the following commands.
• Modify the threshold for monitoring ECMP group bundles.
CONFIGURATION mode
link-bundle-distribution trigger-threshold {percent}
The range is from 1 to 90%.
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