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Network-Settings vSphere4 posted: Nov 4, 2009 2:29 AM

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hansis
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Hello!

We have got our new vSphere4. I have not worked yet with network-settings and need the "best practice".

We have 3 ESX-Hosts with 4 physical NICS.

Also we have 2 redundant pSwitches.

my Concept:

vSwitch1 (2 NICS): ServiceConsole, vmKernel

vSwitch2 (2 NICS): virtual Machines

is this a well configuration?

and How should I make the settings of the vSwitches?

thx.

hansis

Re: Network-Settings vSphere4

1. Nov 4, 2009 3:17 AM in response to: hansis
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Jain
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Check this : Service Console Port on prodution network


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Re: Network-Settings vSphere4

2. Nov 4, 2009 3:32 AM in response to: hansis
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AWo
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hansis schrieb:
vSwitch1 (2 NICS): ServiceConsole, vmKernel
vSwitch2 (2 NICS): virtual Machines
Sound good for me if each pNIC in a pair is connected to a different pSwitch. Do these switches support load balancing protocols?

Enable load balancing and failover on the vSwitches.


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Re: Network-Settings vSphere4

3. Nov 4, 2009 4:22 AM in response to: AWo
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hansis
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May 22, 2006

hello!

thanks for answer.

you mean following configuration?:

vSwitch1-Nic1 connected to pSwitchA

vSwitch1-Nic2 connected to pSwitchB

vSwitch2-Nic1 connected to pSwitchA

vSwitch2-Nic2 connected to pSwitchB

is this correct?

thx.

hansi


Re: Network-Settings vSphere4

4. Nov 4, 2009 4:32 AM in response to: hansis
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matthiaseisner
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Jun 5, 2009
Hi,

This sounds good for the physical connection. I would additional suggest the following: If u r going to use the VMkernel port for VMotion in future, I would configure a dedicated active and standby adapter for the SC port and the VMkernel port. This means, the service console has adapter 0 active and 1 standby, the VMkernel viceversa. This is, that VMotion has the full bandwidth available during normal behavior. It can be configured on a port group base. Nevertheless the configuration looks also fine to me.

Rgds

Matthias

Re: Network-Settings vSphere4

5. Nov 4, 2009 5:20 AM in response to: hansis
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AWo
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Yes.


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Re: Network-Settings vSphere4

6. Nov 7, 2009 12:32 AM in response to: AWo
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hansis
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many thanks to all.

hansi

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