Step 2: Apply the Load-Balancing Policy to the Forwarding Table

Purpose

Apply the policy configured in Step 1 to routes exported from the routing table to the forwarding table.

Action

To apply a load-balancing policy to the forwarding table, follow these steps:

1. In configuration mode, go to the following hierarchy level:

[edit]

user@host# edit routing-options

2. Define a load-balance per packet action:

[edit routing-options]

user@host# set forwarding-table export policy-name

3. Verify and commit the configuration:

user@host# show

user@host# commit 

Sample output

[edit]

user@R6# edit routing-options 

[edit routing-options]

user@R6# set forwarding-table export load-balance-traffic 

[edit routing-options]

user@R6# show 

static {

[...Output truncated...]

}

router-id 192.168.6.1;

autonomous-system 65432;

forwarding-table {

    export load-balance-traffic;

}

[edit routing-options]

user@R6# commit 

commit complete

What It Means

The sample output shows the process for applying a load-balancing policy to export routes from the routing table to the forwarding table.