HP Virtual Connect 1Gb Ethernet Cookbook

Scenario 5 – VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with a Shared Uplink Set (SUS) with Link Aggregation using LACP (802.3ad) –
VMware ESX 60
Figure 56 - Ethernet Settings - Ensure Fast MAC Cache is enabled.
Defining a new Shared Uplink Set via GUI
Create a SUS and name it “VLAN-Trunk”, assign 4 uplinks from two modules and add VLANs 1,
101-105, 2101-2150
 On the Virtual Connect Manager screen, click Define, Shared Uplink Set to create a SUS
 Ether the Network Name of “VLAN-Trunk”
 Select Add Port, then add the following ports;
 Enclosure 1, Bay 1, Port 1
 Enclosure 1, Bay 1, Port 2
 Enclosure 1, Bay 2, Port 1
 Enclosure 1, Bay 2, Port 2
 Add Networks as follows;
 VLAN-101, as native VLAN
 VLAN-1, 101-105 and VLAN-2101-2150
 Leave Connection Mode as Auto
Note: By creating a SUS we have provided the ability to present one or many VLANs to a server
NIC. As two uplinks are configured from each VC module within the SAME SUS we have provided
an active/standby configuration with Link Aggregation (802.3ad, LACP). This configuration
provides additional bandwidth and the ability to lose an uplink cable, network switch or