[c-nsp] VMware ESX LACP Support

[Nick Hilliard]

On 20/06/2011 21:38, Manu Chao wrote:
> I would like to design VSS LACP based MECs with ESX hosts.
>
> Does VMware ESX support LACP?

No.  It supports 802.3ad static link aggregation, but not dynamic 
etherchannels using LACP.

> Do we need Nexus 1000 for ESX LACP support?

Are you mixing up ling aggregation with LACP?  The two are different: LACP 
is a protocol to dynamically control link aggregation, but it's not 
necessary for running it.  If you need LACP, then the N1k supports it.

To configure link aggregation without LACP on your ESX box, in the ethernet 
NIC Teaming configuration screen, change the "Load Balancing" option to be 
"Route based on ip hash".

Nick