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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2021
Vmware Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Raja Kommula, Cupertino, CA (US);
Raj Yavatkar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Thayumanavan Sridhar, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An example apparatus to manage network resources includes a link aggregator to: aggregate a first plurality of physical network interface cards to create a first link aggregated group, the first link aggregated group corresponding to a first virtual network interface card; and aggregate a second plurality of physical network interface cards to create a second link aggregated group, the second link aggregated group corresponding to a second virtual network interface card; and a link manager to: connect the first link aggregated group between a first distributed virtual port and a first top-of-rack switch; connect the second link aggregated group between a second distributed virtual port and a second top-of-rack switch; and remove an invalid connection between the first plurality of physical network interface cards and the second top-of-rack switch.