HA configuration for network

[zvitins]

Hi all,

I am new in vCenter. Now I try to create, HA cluster.

I have two managment consoles for each ESX. I already test HA, by rebooting one ESX host - all working fine

I have question about virtual host's network in cluster - what is the best practice for network configuration?

What happends if first vSwitch goes down? Do I have configure any option or cluster do all for me? (I have the identical vlan's on first and second vSwitch)

Thanks!

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[kermic]

Hi!

In general best practice is to configure redundant cluster heartbeat networks.

There are several ways to do it and choosing one or another mostly depends on your environment.

Take a look at this one: http://www.yellow-bricks.com/vmware-high-availability-deepdiv/

It should clear out a lot of fog around HA

After that the settings you might want to pay some attention to could be timeout values and isolation addresses.

WBR

Imants

[idle-jam]

the cluster do all for you. you can refer to this KB for more advanced design and best practices.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1002080&sl...

iDLE-jAM | VCP 2, VCP 3 & VCP 4

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[zvitins]

Thanks,

I have got a lot of information to study.

Zigmunds