This is my hobby, one that I am paid handsomely. I design and automate networks, write software, support applications, and learn all I can to be successful in that regard for my customers benefit. You should read LACP and vSphere ESXi hosts: not a very good marriage first. Dennis Lefeber does a really wonderful job of providing the. VMware viewpoint. I agree with a lot of his rationale, however, I think his argument lacks some depth I would like to provide and in doing so may change your perspective on how your build data centers. As a part of this discussion, we will together dig into the specific benefits interface bonding provides both from a technical and business-case standpoint.

But first, for those with short attention spans who only came here for the short on LACP and LBT specific to the implementation with VMware:

1. Increase application performance by decreasing application latency with high-speed (line-rate) interfaces at the switch-server interconnect.
   
2. Use LBT or LACP for it’s true business use-case: rapid failover during a failure or maintenance activities, increasing the headroom for a given interface, and decreasing transmit time between the server and switch.
   
3. Maximize your value to your customer (the company, application and other infrastructure groups, your peers, by knowing how to turn business-cases into technical implementations.
   
4. Remember, one-size-fits-all results in big shirts on little people or big people in little shirts. Don’t be a hardline proponent or opponent of any technology, vendor, or view. Always seek to understand the opposing viewpoint as there is probably a use-case where that fits as well.

Best of luck to the channel changers. I appreciate the click and read. For the rest of you knowledge seekers, lets dig in.