Port based LB and Local Director

My customer would like to know whether the Local Director supports Load Balancing using the source port information. If this is possible any document on the configuration wouldbe highly appreciated.
Regards,
Mahesh

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iworksw/ps2769/products_maintenance_guide_chapter09186a008007d9fa.html#xtocid225795
as per this document i think the loadbalancing based on source port information cannot be done.
''The MNLB Services Manager makes the load-balancing decisions based on application availability, server capacity, and load distribution algorithms such as round robin or least connections, or the Dynamic Feedback Protocol (DFP).''

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