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Network Adapter Team Stops Working After ESX Server Upgrade (2201)
Details
After I upgraded from ESX Server 2.x to ESX Server 3.0, one of
my network adapter teams stopped working. How can I restore network
adapter teaming?
Solution
This situation can arise if you are running a 2.x bond in
out-mac mode, and your physical switch is misconfigured with the
corresponding ports as an EtherChannel. This worked with ESX Server
2.x, because no check was made by default for incoming packets on
the bond. In ESX Server 3.0, the default is to accept incoming
packets only on the appropriate link of the team. Reconfigure your
physical switch not to create an EtherChannel for the team's
ports, or reconfigure your virtual switch to use IP-based load
balancing.
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