vCenter within virtual Distributed Siwtch without to create an extra Standard Switch

[MIPA]

Hi,

is it now in vSphere 5.1 possible to run vCenter within virtual Distributed Siwtch without to create an extra Standard Switch with serperate NetworkCard? Does the vCenter start automaticly after power on?

Michael

[chriswahl]

You could always run vCenter on a distributed switch as the hosts cache a local copy of the configuration. The challenge was trying to make changes to the distributed switch when vCenter was offline. With vSphere 5.1, it is now possible to do a distributed switch recovery directly from the DCUI.

I've written about this feature here:

http://wahlnetwork.com/2012/08/27/new-5-1-distributed-switch-features-part-2-configuration-backups-a...

... a new Recovery feature that is available directly on the DCUI. The days of having to use a vSwitch to fix a vDS issue on a host are over. The new “Restore vDS” option lets you fix a vDS locally to get connectivity restored, at which time the host then syncs up with the vCenter configuration

[akshunj]

Excellent writeup Chris! This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks a million.

[TomHowarth]

Cool I missed that little gem, thanks Chris