VMware Cloud Foundation - Design Decision - Do not use EtherChannel (LAG, LACP, or vPC) configuration for ESXi host uplinks
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Issue/Introduction
Design Decision: Do not use EtherChannel (LAG, LACP, or vPC) configuration for ESXi host uplinks
Resolution
Design Justification: - Simplifies configuration of top of rack switches. - Teaming options available with vSphere Distributed Switch and N-VDS provide load balancing and failover. - EtherChannel implementations might have vendor-specific limitations.
Design Implication: None
This design decision is supported in the following Domains. • Management Domain • VI Workload Domain
This design decision is supported on VCF version 4.1 and higher.
Note: To search for additional information on this design decision please search on the design decision text in https://docs.vmware.com/. For example https://docs.vmware.com/en/search/#/%22Enable%20Network%20I%2FO%20Control%20on%20all%20distributed%20switches.%22
Additional Information
Please reference the VMware Cloud Foundation version you are running and if this design decision is applicable to you.