LACP error: Current teaming policy on VDS DvsPortset-1 is incompatible, supported is IP hash only.
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LACP error: Current teaming policy on VDS DvsPortset-1 is incompatible, supported is IP hash only.

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Article ID: 308538

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Products

VMware VMware vCenter Server VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
  1. Virtual machines lose network connectivity randomly, they are part of the vDS which is inherited from the Cisco ACI.
  2. Current NIC teaming configurations are altered on the corresponding dvPortGroup. As per the the LACP configuration setting with reference to Cisco UCS manager.
  3. You see error:

LACP error: Current teaming policy on VDS, DvsPortset-1 is incompatible, supported is IP hash only.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware Update Manager 6.0
VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x
VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 6.x
VMware Update Manager 6.5
VMware vCenter Server 7.x
VMware vCenter Server 8.x

Resolution

To resolve the issue, Change the teaming and bonding options to Route based on Source MAC hash when using the Cisco Virtual Interface Card (VIC) adapters on the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series servers.

Support matrix

All teaming/bonding methods that are switch independent are supported in the UCS B-series environment. These bonding modes do not require any special configuration on the switch/UCS side.

This list is applicable for both the native operating system and for a hypervisor environment with virtual machines.

Operating system Supported Not supported
VMWare ESXi
  1. Route Based on Originating Port ID
  2. Route Based on Source MAC Hash
  1. Route Based on IP Hash
  2. Route Based on Physical NIC Load

 

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