is odd number of links in lag group ok

Tue May 15 15:20:47 UTC 2018

> On May 15, 2018, at 11:15 AM, Aaron Gould <aaron1 at gvtc.com> wrote:
> 
> I have (2) 10 gig links bundled in a lag to my upstream internet provider.
> and we need more internet capacity.  Is it cool to add a third 10 gig to my
> existing 20 gig lag internet connection?
> 
> 
> 
> I'm asking since I heard in the past something negative about odd numbers of
> lag members.  .but I also have heard that it's not a big deal.  Let me know
> please

Much of this depends on the hardware, software and what hashing is used inbound
outbound traffic directions, etc.

It will likely work the way you expect, but one may be warmer than the other if
traffic ends up overloading a single bucket in the hash.

- Jared