1. Requirements and Consideration Discussion Rakesh Sharma
LAG Uplink for EVB
Requirements and Consideration Discussion
Rakesh Sharma

2. Basic VEB/VEPA Anatomy and Terms
vNICs can be configured for specific MACs or promiscuous
Virtual Machine, Virtual End Station
Physical End Station
Apps
Apps
Virtual NIC, Virtual Machine NIC (vNIC, vmnic)
GOS
GOS
Apps
Apps
Apps
Apps
Software
VEB/VEPA
Ingress
Egress
GOS
GOS
GOS
GOS
Virtual Station Interface (VSI) *
VEB/VEPA
expander
Physical NIC (pnic, vmnic)
LAG
Uplink
Adjacent Bridge
Bridge Port
Bridge VSIs 2

3. Link Aggregated EVB Uplink
Requirements
EVBs have only one uplink
Uplink may be LAG, formed using multiple physical NICs
LLDP and ECP are required to run on aggregated uplink.
Questions
Q1. Are LLDP agents required to run on individual links of aggregated uplink?
A1: NO
Q2: Can Channels (S-Channels) LAG be used as EVB uplink.
A2: Yes
Q3: Can Channels (S-Channels) created on top of LAG
A3: Yes