In which case, an appropriate test would be to have several servers push data to one the server while it's interface is un-bonded. We'd anticipate that the results would be under 1000Mbps. Then do the same with the bonded interface and the results would hopefully be more consistently around 1000Mpbs. So I should not expect fastest throughput, simply a fatter pipe? If it matters these are the hashing options available on the switch: Thanks, Dermot Src MAC, VLAN, EType, incoming port Dest MAC, VLAN, EType, incoming port Src/Dest MAC, VLAN, EType, incoming port Src IP and Src TCP/UDP Port fields Dest IP and Dest TCP/UDP Port fields Src/Dest IP and TCP/UDP Port fields Enhanced hashing mode On 25 March 2013 14:56, James Hogarth <james.hogarth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Does anyone have any thoughts? I pasted some details below increase they > > have a bearing. > > > > > Remember that LACP (802.3ad) uses a hash algorithm (configurable on how > it's carried out and whether you use mac addresses, dst/src IPs and ports > will vary quite often for optimisation) to pick a physical connection for > the TCP flow ... and that will stay over the physical connection. > > As such for any one given flow you'll see up to the speed of the physical > interface the data is going over... the speed increases come with multiple > systems communicating with that server and with the right pick of hashing > function having those connections go over differing interfaces. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos