Optionally Configuring Additional Uplinks To A Vnet (Lacp) - HP Integrity BL890c - i2 Server Manual

Optionally Configuring Additional Uplinks to a vNet (LACP)

If additional uplink bandwidth or redundancy is required, additional uplinks can be configured for an
existing vNet. There are two options available when configuring additional uplinks, when all uplinks
configured within a vNet connect a single VC module to a single upstream switch, ALL links will be active,
providing additional bandwidth, using Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP 802.3ad), this requires the
upstream switch to be configured, on these ports, for link aggregation control protocol (LACP) and be
configured in the same link aggregation group. When some of the uplinks configured within a vNet
connect a VC module to different upstream switches, or from multiple VC modules to a single or multiple
switches, some links will be active and the remaining will be Standby, potentially providing additional
bandwidth as well as increase availability, using Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP 802.3.ad).
Figure 1-8 Shows two Ethernet uplinks from Port 1 and 2 on Module 1 to Port 1 and 2 on the first network switch
and two uplinks from ports 1 and 2 on Module 2 to Ports 1 and 2 on the second network switch.
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Scenario 1:1 – Simple vNet with Active/Standby Uplinks and Optional Link Aggregation 802.3ad (LACP) - Windows 20
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