If this has been posted in the wrong location I apologise. I had difficulty finding something for general networking questions.
I'm trying to setup VLANs for the first time, and have run into a snag. While there are multiple ways to finish this objective, I want to determine the best way to do so, given my current setup. There are two major tasks that I've come across so far:
- Creating the VLANs
- Establishing routing
From what I've seen in prior trainings and online resources, I see at least three options for VLAN/VXLAN creation:
- ESXi: vSphere vSwitch + VLANs
- vCenter: vSphere Distributed Switch + VLANs
- NSX-T: Network Segment?
- Opaque: VLANs on dedicated router/switch (MikroTik)
and at least three options for routing between VLANS/VXLANS:
- ESXi: dedicated router VM (RouterOS, VyOS, etc.)
- NSX-T: Gateway/Logical Router
- Opaque: Routing defined on dedicated router/switch (MikroTik)
The VLANs would be used for VMs and containers that (most of which) won't be port forwarded or otherwise directly exposed to the Internet. There is a VPN server and a mail server exposed - the rest sit behind the VPN, because I don't feel the need to expose myself any further in this day and age. I currently have only one ESXi host, but may end up with more in the future.
All links going to and from the server(s) and physical router/switch are 10GbE (over SFP+). I do move large files between VMs from time to time, and sometimes stream high-quality (1080p and above) media while on LAN. As of this writing, I have the least experience with NSX.
What would be the best method for implementing VLANs in this scenario?
