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Virtual Connect (VC): Why we don't recommend connecting the VC to more than one switch with LACP.

 
chuckk281
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Virtual Connect (VC): Why we don't recommend connecting the VC to more than one switch with LACP.

Chris had a marketing /sales question:

 

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I keep getting beat up by customers who want to know why we don’t recommend connecting a VC to more than one switch with LACP.

Does anyone have a very simple explanation?

It must be very simple with words less than 3 syllables and no sentence over 10 words because I am a CE. ( ;

 

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Malcolm had some advice and examples for Chris:

 

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My customers have been wiring up Flex-10 across multiple switches using LACP for years. See the example below:

 

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Any other input or suggestions?