[cisco-voip] etherchannel for UC on UCS?

[Erick Wellnitz]

thanks!  I guess I didn't read carefully on this one.

On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Jorge L. Rodriguez Aguila <
jorge.rodriguez at netxar.com> wrote:

> Physical Links
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> *Redundant physical LAN interfaces are recommended*.
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> Cisco UCS B-Series connect to the LAN via UCS 6100, so use redundant 1Gbps
> or 10Gbps ports on the UCS 6100.
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> Cisco UCS C-Series tested reference configurations<http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/Unified_Computing_System_Hardware>
>  ship with two or six 1Gbps Ethernet ports (two on the motherboard for
> C210 or C200 plus on C210 additional four on a PCIe NIC). The recommended
> best practice configuration when using this tested reference configuration
> is:
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> §  One or two pairs of teamed NICs for UC VM traffic. One pair is usually
> sufficient on C200 due to the low load per VM.
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> §  One pair of NICs (teamed or dedicated) for VMware-specific traffic
> (e.g. management, vMotion, VMware High Availability, etc.)
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> [image: Description: Note]<http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/File:NotePencil.gif>
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> *Note*:
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> On a server with both LOM and PCIe NIC ports, when creating a NIC teaming
> pair, use one port from the LOM and one from the PCIe. This splits the team
> across the motherboard and PCIe card, and protects against a failure of
> either PCIe card or the motherboard ports.
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> If using specs-based VMware support, other LAN interconnect options may be
> used, such as using Cisco VIC in NIV mode instead of multiple physical NICs.
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> http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/QoS_Design_Considerations_for_Virtual_UC_with_UCS
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> *Jorge Rodriguez Aguila, CCVP-Voice*
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> *Senior Voice/Data Consultant*
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> *Netxar Technologies*
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> jorge.rodriguez at netxar.com
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> 787-688-8530
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> *From:* cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:
> cisco-voip-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On Behalf Of *Erick Wellnitz
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 31, 2012 3:33 PM
> *To:* cisco-voip
> *Subject:* [cisco-voip] etherchannel for UC on UCS?
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> Is etherchannel supported for UC on UCS?  I want to make sure I'm not
> planning to do anything which might impact performance.
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> Thanks!
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