Sample Configuration - Network Load Balancing (NLB) Multicast mode over routed subnet - Cisco Switch Static ARP Configuration

Since NLB packets are unconventional, meaning the IP address is Unicast while the MAC address of it is Multicast, switches and routers drop NLB packets
NLB Multicast Packets get dropped by routers and switches, causing the ARP tables of switches to not get populated with cluster IP and MAC address
Manual ARP Resolution of NLB cluster address is required on physical switch and router interfaces
Cluster IP and MAC static resolution is set on each switch port that connects to ESX host
Virtual Switch NIC Team Policy > Notify Switches is set to Yes.
If CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) is Enabled on ESX and the Cisco Switch - you can determine proper switch ports connecting to ESX via the Virtual Infrastructure Client

To configure the switch:

Telnet in to Cisco Switch Console and log in.
Run the following command to enter Configuration mode:

config t
STATIC ARP RESOLUTION Cisco Global command mode

For example:
arp [ip] [cluster multicast mac] ARPA
arp 192.168.1.100 03bf.c0a8.0164 ARPA
STATIC MAC RESOLUTION Cisco Global command mode

For example:
mac-address-table static [cluster multicast mac] [vlan id] [interface]
mac-address-table static 03bf.c0a8.0164 vlan 1 interface GigabitEthernet1/1 GigabitEthernet1/2
GigabitEthernet1/15 GigabitEthernet1/16

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