Ok, I think I'm starting to get the hang of this? So Just to go over things if I have the following:

pNIC0 -> vSwitch0 -> Portgroup0 (Management) VLAN 100

pNIC1 -> vSwitch0 -> Portgroup1 (VMotion) VLAN 101

1. Now I have 2 physical switches that I will connect together using a 2 port trunk (ports 23 and 24).

2. I then setup VLAN 100 on both switches as ports 1, 23 and 24.

3. I then setup VLAN 101 on both switches as ports 1, 23 and 24.

4. I then connect pNIC0 to port 1 on pSwitch 1.

5. I then connect pNIC1 to port 1 on pSwitch 2.

6. I then connect port 23 on pSwitch1 to port 23 on pSwitch2.

7. I then connect port 24 on pSwitch1 to port 24 on pSwitch2.

8. I then trunk ports 23 and 24 together for Link Aggregation.

Is what I propose the correct way of setting up the switches and VLANS for using both switches?

What would be the best teaming for the vSwitch0?

Would it be better to setup prefered paths from each pNIC to go through seperate switches or to just setup the default load balancing using port ID?

Is there anything I am missing here?

Thanks again.

Tony