physical switch

[ferexderta]

I have 4 esxi host . There are 4 physical ethernet cards on each esxi and also There are 2 physical switches . one of the ethernet cards for esxi managent. one for vmotion and the other two for virtual machine .

How to configure the 2 physical switch for vm vlan.  trunk ,  access etc ? How to configure it because there will be 2 physical switches. I wonder it

thanks

[daphnissov]

This depends on how many VLANs you'll use for VM access. Is it one? Ten? Also, how are your switches configured to operate?

[ferexderta]

We will use one vlan for management. 5 different vlans will be defined for virtual machine. what is your advice for a physical switch configuration?

[daphnissov]

Here's one option; all involve two physical switches for redundancy:

• Two access ports for management (across switches). Both ports in the same team on a vSS/vDS. Management vmkernel port connected.
• Two trunk ports for virtual machine traffic; all 5 VLANs trunked. Both ports in the same team on a different vSS/vDS.

[ferexderta]

Just asking for curiosity. If I connect a virtual machine to the management port and make a different vlan. Then management port will be trunk on physical switch. Right ?

[daphnissov · Accepted solution]

Making a different VLAN doesn't mean it's a trunk. You have to trunk that new VLAN down one or more switch ports.