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Configuring Per-Flow and Per-Prefix Load Balancing (NSM Procedure)

You can enable per-prefix or per-flow load balancing so that the router elects a next hop independently of the route selected by other routers.

To configure load balancing in NSM:

In the NSM navigation tree, select Device Manager > Devices.
Click the Device Tree tab, and then double-click the device to select it.
Click the Configuration tab. In the configuration tree, expand Forwarding Options > Load Balance.
Add or modify settings as specified in Table 1.
Click one:
- OK—Saves the changes.
- Cancel—Cancels the modifications.

Table 1: Load Balancing Configuration Details

Task	Your Action
Enable per-flow load balancing based on hash values.	In the Comment box, enter the comment. Select the Indexed Next Hop check box to generate a permuted index of next-hop entries for unicast and aggregate next hops. Click Per Flow next to Load Balance. In the Comment box, enter the comment for per-flow. Select the Hash Seed check box to configure based on the hash value.
Configure the hash parameter for per-prefix load balancing.	Click Per Prefix next to Load Balance. In the Comment box, enter the comment for per prefix. From the Hash Seed list, select the hash value. Range: 0 through 65,535 Default: 0