rwk1982
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Hello!

Are you using vSphere Standard Switch (VSS) or vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)? If you use VSS you only use:

- Route based on originating virtual port (default)
- Route based on source MAC hash
- Use explict failover order
- Route based on IP hash (!this is not LACP!)

If you use VDS you can create LACP Channels but i would not recommend it. I would stick to "Route based on originating virtual port" on VSS and "Route based on physical NIC load" on VDS or the default "Route based on originating virtual port".

On Cisco side the Ports are Configured as Trunk Ports and you can use all four Nics as Active Uplinks in VSS (same on VDS).

There is a good Mapping Table https://haystacknetworks.com/aci-nx-os-vmware-interface-bundling-mapping

And the Overview for the Load Balancing Algorithms: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-959E1CFE-2AE4-4...

Regards,
Robert

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