VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch usable in my infrastructure

[rmustafa]

Hi,

I need a help for VMnetwork VLAN, my requirement is , I have 5 ESX4 server in a cluster for VDI, virtual machine need to be created for 5 different department & our security guys want different VLAN for different department & my all 4 port network in each server has already been engaged with (Vmotion, fault tolerance, vmnetworks, iSCSI storage), so in this case how can I put different department VM's in different VLAN ?

Note: I've already those VLAN created in CISCO switch in physical switch.

[marcelo_soares]

You can do VLAN tagging on port group level, not only on vSwitch. You can create several portgroups on your vmnetwork vSwitch and configure each one with a different VLAN tagging.

Marcelo Soares

VMWare Certified Professional 310/410

Virtualization Tech Master

Globant Argentina

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[jbruelasdgo]

this docs can help you out:

http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/997

http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/resources/412

http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/1052

http://www.vmware.com/resources/techresources/10050

though it is a VI3 doc, this Cisco document can give some tips: http://www.cisco.com/application/pdf/en/us/guest/netsol/ns304/c649/ccmigration_09186a00807a15d0.pdf

also if you need more visibility in your environment, you could deploy Cisco Nexus 1000v

Jose B Ruelas

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