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tdubb123
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bundle vmotion interfaces

i got 2 active vmotion nics (vmnic1, 5) on vmk1. but traffic is using only vmnic1. how can i use both during a vmotion?

port channel? what load balancing policy do i need to set it to? right now it route based on virtual port

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tdubb123
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also what is the purpose of having a multi nic vmotion?

like vmk1 and vmk2?

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a_p_
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vSphere 5 can use multiple NICs simultaneously for vMotion, which means migrating virtual machines will be faster. This may not be very interesting for moving a single VM. However consider evacuating a host which would require to migrate/vMotion multiple VMs.

For details take a look at http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2007467 and the link to yellow-bricks

André

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