Does ESX/ESXi 4.0, 4.1 & ESXi 5.x support 802.3ad Dynamic?

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Does ESX/ESXi 4.x & ESXi 5.x support 802.3ad Dynamic?

Symptoms:

Environment

VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware ESX 4.1.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware ESX 4.0.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded

Resolution

ESX/ESXi 4.0, 4.1 & ESXi 5.x does not support 802.3ad Dynamic. Only 802.3ad Static is supported.

Note: For additional information on EtherChannel, see Sample configuration of EtherChannel / Link aggregation with ESX (1004048).