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    <title>topic Implementing VLANS for the First Time in vSphere™ vNetwork Discussions</title>
    <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-vNetwork-Discussions/Implementing-VLANS-for-the-First-Time/m-p/2957339#M14643</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;If this has been posted in the wrong location I apologise. I had difficulty finding something for general networking questions.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;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:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Creating the VLANs&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Establishing routing&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;From what I've seen in prior trainings and online resources, I see at least three options for VLAN/VXLAN creation:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ESXi&lt;/STRONG&gt;: vSphere vSwitch + VLANs&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;vCenter&lt;/STRONG&gt;: vSphere Distributed Switch + VLANs&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;NSX-T&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Network Segment?&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Opaque&lt;/STRONG&gt;: VLANs on dedicated router/switch&amp;nbsp;(MikroTik)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;and at least three options for routing between VLANS/VXLANS:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ESXi&lt;/STRONG&gt;: dedicated router VM (RouterOS, VyOS, etc.)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;NSX-T&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Gateway/Logical Router&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Opaque&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Routing defined on dedicated router/switch (MikroTik)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;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.&amp;nbsp;I currently have only one ESXi host, but may end up with more in the future.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;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.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What would be the best method for implementing VLANs in this scenario?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:53:57 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>TopHatProductio</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2023-03-02T00:53:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Implementing VLANS for the First Time</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-vNetwork-Discussions/Implementing-VLANS-for-the-First-Time/m-p/2957339#M14643</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;If this has been posted in the wrong location I apologise. I had difficulty finding something for general networking questions.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;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:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Creating the VLANs&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;Establishing routing&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;From what I've seen in prior trainings and online resources, I see at least three options for VLAN/VXLAN creation:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ESXi&lt;/STRONG&gt;: vSphere vSwitch + VLANs&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;vCenter&lt;/STRONG&gt;: vSphere Distributed Switch + VLANs&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;NSX-T&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Network Segment?&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Opaque&lt;/STRONG&gt;: VLANs on dedicated router/switch&amp;nbsp;(MikroTik)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;and at least three options for routing between VLANS/VXLANS:&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;ESXi&lt;/STRONG&gt;: dedicated router VM (RouterOS, VyOS, etc.)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;NSX-T&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Gateway/Logical Router&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Opaque&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Routing defined on dedicated router/switch (MikroTik)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;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.&amp;nbsp;I currently have only one ESXi host, but may end up with more in the future.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;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.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;What would be the best method for implementing VLANs in this scenario?&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:53:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-vNetwork-Discussions/Implementing-VLANS-for-the-First-Time/m-p/2957339#M14643</guid>
      <dc:creator>TopHatProductio</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-03-02T00:53:57Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Implementing VLANS for the First Time</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-vNetwork-Discussions/Implementing-VLANS-for-the-First-Time/m-p/2957513#M14644</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;This is a very broad topic not for one post.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR /&gt;&lt;BR /&gt;I would recommend starting with documentation like - Networking best practices:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-B57FBE96-21EA-401C-BAA6-BDE88108E4BB.html" target="_blank"&gt;https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-B57FBE96-21EA-401C-BAA6-BDE88108E4BB.html&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;you will find the needed information there.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 18:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/vSphere-vNetwork-Discussions/Implementing-VLANS-for-the-First-Time/m-p/2957513#M14644</guid>
      <dc:creator>maksym007</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2023-03-02T18:30:35Z</dc:date>
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