network (subnet) failover?

[bdemon16]

Hi folks,

Hopefully someone can answer a quick question. We have a 3 node HP DL380 G7 ESXi 5.0 cluster. One of our subnets is config'd as non-redundant, that is the vswitch only has one physical connection on each machine.I was under the impression that "pulling" the ethernet cable on a system would cause a VM failover to a different node. Testing has revealed this is not the case. So, my question is, is this a matter of configuration or just not possible with the lone connection?

Thanks in advance.

BuddyD

[weinstein5 · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Community - If you are referring to VMware HA the answer is no loss of network to the VM will not cause a failover of tje VM to the other host.

[bdemon16]

Yes, apologies for the lack of clarity on my part. So...redundant network connections are required and it will notify if there is an issue/problem.

Thanks for the quick response.