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vger74656
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Fault Tolerance with directly attached NICs (no switch)

Hi all,

First time question, so feel free to ask any additional questions I may not have provided answers to in this title.

My environment, 2 R740 servers with a ME4012 DAS directly connected to both hosts via redundant SAS cables.  Connected to gigabit switches via 2 redundant NICs, 1 connection each.  I am trying to set up fault tolerance on one of my VMs and having the issue with latency.  I was wondering if it is possible to set up a 10G direct connect network (physically connected with CAT6) rather than via a switch, as we have no 10G network ports.  If so, what would be the best way to configure it in vSphere/vCenter?

Thanks in advance,

Glen

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daphnissov
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No, you need a switch. There's no direct-connect capability for something like that.

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