Mpio iscsi

[rodajest]

Hi all,

I have the following setup
ESX with 2 nics dedicated for iscsi
192.168.1.2 -> connected to switch 1
192.168.2.2 -> connected to switch 2

ESX with 2 nics dedicated for iscsi
192.168.1.3 -> connected to switch 1
192.168.2.3 -> connected to switch 2

DDS6 box with 6 nics
eth0 + 1 form bond0 -> 192.168.0.x (management network)

eth2 -> connected to switch 1 -> 192.168.1.1
eth3 -> connected to switch 2 -> 192.168.2.1
eth4 -> unused
eth5 -> unused

This setup is currently working.

Now i would like to also use eth4 and 5. Will this improve speed?
And if so, what is the best setup?

create a bond (802.3ad) with eth2 and 4 -> connected to switch 1 -> 192.168.1.1
create a bond (802.3ad) with eth3 and 5 -> connected to switch 2 -> 192.168.2.1

Or

eth2 -> connected to switch 1 -> 192.168.1.1
eth3 -> connected to switch 2 -> 192.168.2.1
eth4 -> connected to switch 1 -> 192.168.1.10
eth5 -> connected to switch 2 -> 192.168.2.10

thx in advance

[Gr-R]

Hi all,

eth2 -> connected to switch 1 -> 192.168.1.1
eth3 -> connected to switch 2 -> 192.168.2.1
eth4 -> connected to switch 1 -> 192.168.1.10
eth5 -> connected to switch 2 -> 192.168.2.10

thx in advance

This will be the best option as LACP bonding provides no increase in bandwidth for iSCSI traffic.