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    Pfsense, esxi 6, link aggregation

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      ech1965
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      Hello,
      I'd like to receive advice on my upgrade plans.

      Current situation:

      • pf on an R210 Dell server ( core i3, igb ram)
      • lan & wan on the broad com nics
      • vlan trunk (15vlan) on intel ( igb driver) 4 ports connected to the main switch using an LACP link aggregation.

      I'd like to virtualize the pfsense ( benefits:snapshots and ease of upgrade). the mid term plans are to replace the 4x1gb with a 1x10gb link. Il seems that people have better perf with the nic driven by esxi

      wanted setup:

      • esix 6 ( free)

      • only 1 vm ( pfsense) dedicated hardware

      • pfsense lan & esxi management on broadcom 1

      • wn on broadcom2

      • ?? how should I conect the trunk

      • lacp ? esxi nic teaming ? no aggregation but split the trunk across the nics ?

      I read the https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/PfSense_2_on_VMware_ESXi_5 page but dod not find any info about the link aggegration.

      Thanks in advance
      EC

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