Use the create command to create a load group with a specified type. After creating a load group, assign a radio and a WLAN to the load group. See assign-radio and assign-wlan.
The create command is accessible from the ap:load-groups context of the CLI.
| load group name | The name of the load group. Load group names can be up to 32 characters long. |
| radio | Specifies that this load group will perform band preference steering and load control. |
| client | Specifies that this load group will perform client load balancing between radios. Default is client balancing. |
A radio type load group can perform band preference steering and load control. Band preference steering is a mechanism to move 11a-capable clients to the 11a radio on the AP, relieving congestion on the 11g radio. No balancing is done between the 11a and 11g radios. Load control allows you to configure the maximum number of clients allowed per radio on the AP. Load control is disabled by default. A radio load group executes band preference steering and/or load control across the radios on each AP in the group. Each AP balances in isolation from the other APs, but all APs in the group have the same configuration related to band preference and load control.
A client type of load group performs load balancing based on the number of clients across all APs in the group and only for the WLANs assigned to the group. This is different from load control in the radio type group — load control APs make decisions in isolation from each other.
Load Groups Supported on an ExtremeWireless Appliance
| Controller | Maximum Number of Load Groups |
|---|---|
| C25 | 8 |
| C35 | 8 |
| C4110 | 32 |
| C5110 | 64 |
| C5210 | 64 |
| V2110 | 64 |
Each load group can contain up to 32 Wireless APs. For information about assigning a Wireless AP to a load group, see assign-radio.
The following example creates a load group, which will be the default client balancing type named loadgroup1:
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Download EPUBEWC.extremenetworks.com:ap:load-groups# create loadgroup1
EWC.extremenetworks.com:ap:load-groups# show loadgroup1
Load Group ID: loadgroup1
Group Type: client
WLAN Assignment:
Radio Assignment:
Radio1 Radio2 AP Name
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