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Frank_Sweetser_
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Feb 18, 2010

Does the image support LACP?

I would love to be able to use the VE to validate a configuration on a new network backbone that we're looking to purchase, but one of the technical requirements that I need to test is LACP support. Assuming that I loaded up the image on a host system with enough physical interfaces to do a meaningful setup, does the VE have LACP support that would give me the same results as a genuine physical load balancer?
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  • hooleylist's avatar
    hooleylist
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    Feb 18, 2010
    I don't see anything in the release notes indicating any restrictions or known issues with lacp. If you don't get a definitive answer here, you could just give it a try.

     

     

    Aaron
  • treepose_102627's avatar
    treepose_102627
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    Feb 18, 2010
    Unfortunately, due to the architecture involved with VMs, vSwitches and Neworking, testing LACP is one of the things you won't be able to do. (It is specifically disabled)

     

     

    The vSwitches' upliinks are where one commonly configures LACP binding to the physical network.

     

     

  • offset_68718's avatar
    offset_68718
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    Feb 18, 2010
    You are correct. The virtualized switch concept blurs these L2 protocols a bit.
  • hwidjaja_37598's avatar
    hwidjaja_37598
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    Feb 21, 2010
    treepose is correct.

    Nope, you can't use LACP. I got this error when trying to setup LACP: 

    01070687:3: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is not supported on this platform.

    The status from "b platform lacp capable" command: 

     b platform lacp capable   
 PLATFORM - Lacp Capable: disable

  • Frank_Sweetser_'s avatar
    Frank_Sweetser_
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    Feb 21, 2010
    Well, that pretty much confirms that I can't use the VE for this particular test. I'm sure I'll find plenty of other uses for it, though =)