Frequently, on my professional services engagements, my customer will ask me which NIC Teaming Load Balancing option is the best choice when configuring virtual switch port group in VMware vSphere. The following represents my typical answer: Here are guidelines for choosing the best NIC Teaming Load Balancing policy: Based on IP hash – Use this […]
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I have often stumbled when trying to explain the differences and the relationship between Etherchannel, LACP, and IEEE802.3ad. I began stumbling more when I learned that vSphere 5.5 supports Enhanced LACP and LAGs. Here is may best attempt to clarify. Etherchannel: an Etherchannel is a logical channel formed by bundling together two more links […]
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