http://www.beyondvm.com/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx Virtualization, Security, Performance Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.beyondvm.com/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-7 beyondvm Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:43:08 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-7 If I understand you correctly, you are trying to connect 2 different port-channels to the same vSwitch? You really can't do this, I don't think that any of the port-channels would come up. If I understand you correctly, you are trying to connect 2 different port-channels to the same vSwitch? You really can’t do this, I don’t think that any of the port-channels would come up.

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-6 Remy Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:17:41 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-6 Somehow Cisco uses a logical port-channel interface, but have you add the (physical) ethernet interface to a channel-group with the same ID as the port-channel interface.Does anyone have any experience with a ESX-server with 4 NICs connected to two (non-stacked) switches with a dual-Gb port-channel to each switch?I.e. one channel consisting of two 1Gb links to SW01 and another such a channel to SW02? Somehow Cisco uses a logical port-channel interface, but have you add the (physical) ethernet interface to a channel-group with the same ID as the port-channel interface.Does anyone have any experience with a ESX-server with 4 NICs connected to two (non-stacked) switches with a dual-Gb port-channel to each switch?I.e. one channel consisting of two 1Gb links to SW01 and another such a channel to SW02?

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-5 Z Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:23:01 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-5 btw thanks for your quick reply :) btw thanks for your quick reply

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-4 Z Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:22:27 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-4 LOL - I found this on the cisco website - now I'm even more confused:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3750/software/release/12...If you scroll down to their examples, it seems as though some config happens on the channel-group and others on the port-channelsheesh! confusing indeed. LOL – I found this on the cisco website – now I’m even more confused:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3750/software/release/12…If you scroll down to their examples, it seems as though some config happens on the channel-group and others on the port-channelsheesh! confusing indeed.

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-3 beyondvm Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:06:50 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-3 They are one in the same, the command to create a "port channel" in a Cisco switch is "channel-group" in IOS.I have no idea why Cisco makes it confusing, but thats what they do best it seems. They are one in the same, the command to create a “port channel” in a Cisco switch is “channel-group” in IOS.I have no idea why Cisco makes it confusing, but thats what they do best it seems.

]]> http://www.beyondvm.com/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-2 Z Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:20:38 +0000 http://wazoo9000.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/tutorial-802-3ad-port-configuration-with-esx#comment-2 Whats the difference between a "port-channel" and a "channel-group"?Since you're linked all your physical ports to "port-channel1" what is the "channel-group" for?What wold be configured on a channel-group vs a port-group? Whats the difference between a “port-channel” and a “channel-group”?Since you’re linked all your physical ports to “port-channel1″ what is the “channel-group” for?What wold be configured on a channel-group vs a port-group?

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