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 * Linux: Lacp / Mode 4 channel

port-channel

  • aka LACP, 802.3ad, 802.1ax, Cisco Etherchannel, NIC teaming

  • Prefer: LACP, sending LACPDU frames to ensure correct bonding.

LACP

  • Link agregation and controll protocol.
  • Combines multiple Ethernet links into single link, and spanningtree port.
  • LACP uses the Slow Protocol Multicast address of 01-80-C2-00-00-02 to transmit LACP protocol data units (PDUs). 
        interface port-channel channel-number
    channel-group channel-group-number mode {active | passive}
  • Since the Cisco Nexus 4000 currently does not natively run vPC, the server-facing ports cannot be vPC.
  • Linux: Lacp / Mode 4 channel

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