Setting the Maximum Number of Equal-Cost Routes

Context

By setting the maximum number of equal-cost RIP routes, you can change the number of routes for load balancing.

Only the S5720-EI, S5720-HI, S5720I-SI, S5720S-SI, S5720-SI, S5735-S, S5735S-S, S5735-S-I, S5730-HI, S5730S-EI, S5730-SI, S5731-H, S5731-S, S5731S-H, S5731S-S, S5732-H, S6720-EI, S6720-HI, S6720S-EI, S6720S-SI, S6720-SI, S6730-H, S6730S-H, S6730-S, and S6730S-S support this function.

Procedure

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run rip [ process-id ]
The RIP view is displayed.
Run maximum load-balancing number
The maximum number of equal-cost routes is set.

By default, the maximum number of equal-cost routes on the S5720I-SI, S5720S-SI, S5720-SI, S5735-S, S5735S-S, S5735-S-I, S5730S-EI, S5730-SI, S6720S-SI, or S6720-SI is 8, and the maximum number of equal-cost routes on the S5720-EI, S5720-HI, S5730-HI, S5731-H, S5731-S, S5731S-H, S5731S-S, S5732-H, S6720-EI, S6720-HI, S6720S-EI, S6730-H, S6730S-H, S6730-S, or S6730S-S is 16.