I'm setting up a XenServer cluster with two hosts and one NFS storage array and i'm getting a little lost in the terminology around LACP and bonded NICs. The NFS server has 5x 1Gb ports in it. Both hosts have 2x 1Gb ports in them that i'd like to dedicate to storage. The NFS server will be connected to the hosts via a gigabit managed switch that is dedicated to the storage network.
Is it possible to set up LACP on both the hosts and the NFS server to achieve close to 2Gbps between them? Or will I still be limited to 1Gbps since each set of bonded NICs shares the same MAC address?
Advice? Is there a better way that I am overlooking?
Last question, am I over-complicating this for no reason? The NFS storage array has 12x 7200RPM drives in RAID10, will it even be able to saturate a 1Gb link?
Is it possible to set up LACP on both the hosts and the NFS server to achieve close to 2Gbps between them? Or will I still be limited to 1Gbps since each set of bonded NICs shares the same MAC address?
Advice? Is there a better way that I am overlooking?
Last question, am I over-complicating this for no reason? The NFS storage array has 12x 7200RPM drives in RAID10, will it even be able to saturate a 1Gb link?