[c-nsp] Crazy Port Channel Question

[Jon Dustin]

Why do you want to use bonded ports to VMware servers? Unless you have a single high-traffic VM session that requires > gigabit speeds, I would suggest to let VMware auto-assign the vm sessions between your multiple links. 

Just my $0.02...

Please forgive typos - sent from a mobile device

On Aug 30, 2011, at 21:15, "Joseph Hardeman <jwhardeman at gmail.com>" <jwhardeman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Guys,
> 
> I have a crazy question about Port Channels and I think I already know the
> answer but just want clarification from people smarter than I am. :-)
> 
> Since you can only have 6 port channels on a switch, if I want to send the
> same vlans down to bonded ports on vmware servers, can the same Port Channel
> group be assigned to multiple servers?
> 
> For example Port Channel 1 running vlans 100-120 is set as the channel group
> for vmware server 1 and Port Channel 2 running the same vlans is set as the
> channel group for vmware server 2.  Can I use Port Channel 1 to both
> servers?  Or does it have to be a single port channel to a single
> server/switch?
> 
> Thanks
> Joe
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