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nimicyy
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vlan

hi,

is better to have vlan in vmkernel traffic and different vlan in VM traffic?

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NicolasAlauzet

Hi there,

Yes, one of the best practices is keep the management traffic and other type of services like (vMotion, Storage, FT, etc) in separate vlan than your VM traffic.

You will find this doc useful and a must read in your journey with vmware: Networking Best Practices

Cheers

N

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scott28tt
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Moderator: You have asked almost identical questions multiple times before - thread locked.

vlan or 2 vmnic

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