Re: OT: Nexus deployment with 802.3ad LACP team

vPC is not supported within the BOX (even it has 2 vdc/vss). You must have 2
physical boxes i.e. 2x6509.

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Usama Pervaiz <chaudri_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We are rolling out a deployment of Nexus 5k's and 2k's with VSS.
> following is the design that we have chosen. The
>
>
> ___________
> N2K1------>N5K1 --------------- | 6509 |
> Server< || -----vPC---- | VSS |
> LACP N2K2------>N5K2 -------------- |___________|
>
>
> The N5K1 and N5K2 are using vPC to connect to the 6509's. This link is
> up and functioning properly.
> My question is if we are using active/active LACP from the server side
> NIC's do we have to configure port-channel on the N2K1 and N2K2? I
> have tried it with and without and in both cases my maximum throughput
> is just below 1Gbps. I would have though that teaming up the NIC's on
> the server would give me at least something over a gig of throughput
> or am I wrong in my assumption.
>
> Also when I specify the mode for the channel-group as active
> (channel-group 10 mode active) my port-channel status shows as down
> and my port status is (I). Is LACP not supported on host ports for the
> N2K's?
>
> If I have confused anyone then I apologize!!
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Usama
>
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Received on Sat Feb 27 2010 - 14:11:43 ART