vMotion on ESXi5 not using multiple NIC's

[jdoz_bw]

Hello,

I am testing 4x concurrent vMotion operations on ESXi5 host, and i "thought" it was supposed to spread the load across both NIC's in a config.  resxtop shows it is still using one NIC.  Can anyone provide insight?

100663298               vmnic2          - vSwitch3           4216.66 1946.27   16672.65    8.40   0.00   0.00
100663299               vmnic3          - vSwitch3              0.00    0.00       0.00    0.00   0.00   0.00
100663300                 vmk2     vmnic2 vSwitch3           4213.12 1944.53   16634.03    8.38   0.00   0.00

Thanks!

[MarekZdrojewski]

Hi,

Add second vmkernel to your setup.

Check this forum thread for more info.

hth

Cheers!

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Please provide the details about how you setup the vMotion vSwitch and port groups (active/standby configuration, IP addresses, ...) Alternatively you may want to compare your configuration with http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2007467

André

[jdoz_bw]

Yes... It was my fault, you are right!  Now I have to decide if I can afford 2 vMotion IP's per host... Thanks!