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zeebahi
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Can we connect two Standard VSW within a same ESXi host?

Hi everyone,

Is it possible to connect two standard VSW  together within same ESXi Host?

Thanks and have a good weekend!!

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daphnissov
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No, not without a router (VM) in between them.

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daphnissov
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No, not without a router (VM) in between them.

NathanosBlightc
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Based on the design it's not possible to connect virtual switches directly to each other and because of that, there is no need to STP in the vSwitch. But if you have a VM with two vNIC, by connecting each of that virtual adapters to different Port Groups from separate vSwitches, you can transmit network traffics between these two virtual switches anyway.

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Moderator note: Moved to vSphere vNetwork


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