Hi experts,

I'm reviewing a network configuration for an VxRail deployment and would appreciate your feedback

We have ESXi hosts with Active-Standby NIC Teaming where the active uplink connects to Switch-A (vPC primary with priority 100) and the standby uplink connects to Switch-B (vPC secondary with priority 200).

The switches are Cisco Nexus in vPC configuration, and the ESXi uplinks are configured as vPC orphan ports using simple trunk without LACP.

I'm considering adding "vpc orphan-port suspend" on all ESXi uplink ports. The idea is that in case of peer-link failure, the secondary switch would suspend its ESXi ports, forcing ESXi to detect the link down and failover cleanly to the active uplink on the primary switch.

My questions are : Is this configuration recommended for ESXi with Active-Standby NIC Teaming in a vPC environment? Are there any drawbacks or considerations I should be aware of ?

What's generally considered the best practice approach for handling peer-link failures in this scenario ?

Thanks!