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    <title>topic Re: VCSA/vCenter Network Placement Best Practice in ESXi Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863531#M182436</link>
    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;For the reasons you mention. It’s not a “regular” VM.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:25:49 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>scott28tt</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2020-02-27T21:25:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>VCSA/vCenter Network Placement Best Practice</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863528#M182433</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Assuming we have the following 2x vSwitches (simplified for example, there are more in actuality):&lt;/P&gt;&lt;OL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;vSwitch0&lt;/STRONG&gt; - 10.1.10.1/24 - Management traffic&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;vSwitch1&lt;/STRONG&gt; - various 10.1.X.1/24 port groups - VM traffic in different VLANs&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/OL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Our VCSA sits in the same management network as vSwitch0 (let's say, for example, it's IP is 10.1.10.100/24).&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Questions:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;OL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;It makes sense to me to have VCSA be in the same network as the Management traffic... correct?&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Is there a best practice or recommendation for which vSwitch to have VCSA on?&amp;nbsp; vSwitch0 or vSwitch1?&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/OL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;To me I think VCSA would work equally well in either vSwitch, but since I'm redesigning things I thought I would see if anyone had opinions.&amp;nbsp; It would be the only VM NOT on a "VM only" vSwitch so kind of sticks out as an exception.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks!&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 20:53:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>jondehen</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-27T20:53:23Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VCSA/vCenter Network Placement Best Practice</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863529#M182434</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;1. Yes, VCSA is for managing your hosts&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2. vSwitch0&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:01:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>scott28tt</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-27T21:01:21Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VCSA/vCenter Network Placement Best Practice</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863530#M182435</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Thanks for the quick reply &lt;B&gt;scott28tt&lt;/B&gt;​!&amp;nbsp; Is there any reason you recommend vSwitch0 over vSwitch1?&amp;nbsp; Or just personal preference?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;On the one hand, I like it on vSwitch0 because that's the only place where that management network needs to exist... so no need to configure the management VLAN on the physical switch along with the other VM VLANs.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;On the other hand, some OCD part of me wants ALL VM traffic to be on certain vSwitches only, and to only have a single management port group on vSwitch0.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;It's currently residing on vSwitch0 and just cannot decide if I want to move it or leave it.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:07:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>jondehen</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-27T21:07:46Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VCSA/vCenter Network Placement Best Practice</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863531#M182436</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;For the reasons you mention. It’s not a “regular” VM.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 21:25:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863531#M182436</guid>
      <dc:creator>scott28tt</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-27T21:25:49Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: VCSA/vCenter Network Placement Best Practice</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863532#M182437</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;There is no such best practice defined by VMware for VCSA (vCenter) network. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;You can put in any of the vSwitch as per your requirement. I have seen usually in production environment the VM traffic is separate than that of the ESXi host management network.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2020 06:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/VCSA-vCenter-Network-Placement-Best-Practice/m-p/1863532#M182437</guid>
      <dc:creator>VivekThacker</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2020-02-28T06:01:04Z</dc:date>
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