LACP connection iSCSI

[ApostolisTyper]

Hello all

we are planning to install a storage and create iscsi luns on the vcenter.

i am planning to create an LACP with 2 ports on the storage and connect it to the switch.

how can i make a LACP on the vcenter with 2 nics? and also how can i combine 2 iscsi software initiators to work as one?

is it possbile to have active active connection?

Thanks

[Josh26]

The short answer is that "you're doing it wrong".

It's really best noone tries to answer the "how do I setup LACP" question, because what you should be using with iSCSI is multipathing. Read this article on how to set it up:

http://virtualgeek.typepad.com/virtual_geek/2009/09/a-multivendor-post-on-using-iscsi-with-vmware-vs...

Note step 3 can now be done in the GUI.

[ApostolisTyper]

multipathing i think is a protocol for no seing the same disk twice.

LACP is link aggregation.

What i want is 2 have to NICS working as a/a in both sides and through that vswitch to pass the iSCSI protocol...

is that possible?

Thanks

[Josh26]

I'm sure someone will eventually chime in telling you how to setup LACP - and they will be doing this question a disservice.

I can only say again that you are doing it wrong.

The read multipath advice you've been given.

[weinstein5]

This document shoudl help - http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100404...

But please pay special attention to this note:

Note: One IP to one IP connections over multiple NICs is not supported. (Host A one connection session to Host B uses only one NIC).

This is due to the way the ESXi host handles load balancing -