dVS Migration from 1GB to 10GB Network
Hi Guys Currently we run our infrastructure on 4 x 1GB Nics connected to seperate dVS's for production dev/test etc. We are in the process of phasing out our 1GB infrastructure and moving onto 2x10GB...
View ArticleVsphere 5.5 vDistributed switch vs. n1000v
Is the n1000v worth it? We have been using the n1000v for a few years now and it's mostly a set it and forget it thing. Until you need to add a vlan. Then it is somewhat of a pain to have to coordinate...
View ArticleCDP and LLDP
I have recently upgraded ISCSI switches to Dell 7000 series switches. To my surprise vCenter started seeing the network information via CDP. The only problem is these switches only run LLDP. My Dell...
View ArticleCan i span VM traffic on a external network switch?
HI, We have configured a span port on the physical external switch. We are capturing all network traffic on the network. Can we make the 10 VM's on the ESX host use the external switch to route traffic...
View ArticleCan DPM be used over infiniband?
I am wondering if DPM can be used over infinband. I am running ESXi 5.1 behind Oracle Fabric Interconnect 4.1, and all networking is provided using virtual nics from the Oracle director. The issue is...
View ArticleImplementation of LACP in vDS without loss of network connectivity
Hello, Situation: a 2 node esx Cluster with one vDS with 4 physical uplinks. The vDS has 4 portgroups (management, 2 for vmotionand one PG for vm network). What would be best practice to implement...
View ArticleCannot bind to Virtual IP
I am having trouble setting up a virtualized HA MySQL/Apache cluster. Currently I have six Dell Optiplex GX240s each with 80gb HDD, 1 10/100 NIC, 2GBs RAM, 2.1GHz Intel P4. I am running F14 with MySQL...
View ArticleNexus 1000v Port-Profiles across Clusters
Hi all, I was wondering whether anyone would be able to answer a Nexus 1000v design question. I am in the process of migrating our VMWare environment off the standard vSwitches and to a Nexus 1000v. My...
View ArticleMultiple Nexus 1000v dVS
Hi, I have just installed Nexus 1000v into my environment. I have multiple clusters that I would like to have different Nexus dVS for each one? Is this recommended? If so how would I do it? cheers
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 | DVS | ACL
So i was so pleased to see that vsphere 5.5 would support acl's on dvs. Then i started implementing it.so i got a portgroup with 2 vms in it:they have the following ip: x.x.x.236 and x.x.x.237 I...
View ArticleCisco UCS B Series Networking?
We will be upgrading to vSphere 5.5 in the near future. While we are doing this, we are looking to redesign the networking. I had a few questions about best practice. Our UCS is a B series with 10GB...
View ArticleNew hosts not connecting VMs to the external network
Our environment consists of mostly IBM blades in an H chassis, however recently we have tried to introduce two test hosts into the environment which are HP DL 380's. The problem we're running into is...
View ArticledvSwitch Upgrade from 5.1 to 5.5 does not allow Traffic filtering and marking
In my lab I have upgraded from 5.1 to 5.5 and then upgraded the dvSwitch to version 5.5. The dvSwitch shows the proper version of 5.5 though when I try to enable Traffic filtering and marking on...
View ArticleBroadcast Traffic and Virtual Machine Subnet Size
I am in a large enviornment with 3000+ Vms which is expanding. I need to determine what subnet size to use for future vlans that are created. I can use /24 with 254 IPs, /23, /22, etc.The more VMs I...
View ArticleVDS vs VSS for management and Vmkernel traffic
I know it's been discussed before but every so often it's good to revisit these type of discussions. Please provide a pro vs con type reasoning for your thoughts. For Management traffic VDS vs VSS...
View ArticleDMZ environment query
Hi, currently we have an isolated ESXi host hosting our DMZ environment. I'd like to know if it is possible to segregate a DMZ environment within our production 5.1 cluster? Thanks
View ArticlevSphere 5.5 + vCSA 5.5 Migrate VSS to VDS ????
Hi, I am trying this on VMware Workstation 10. Demo1:======VM1:I install esxi 5.5 with 2-vmnic & 8GB-RAM 120GB HDip=192.168.163.251hostname=esxi1.myesxi.lan VM1->vCenterVM:I deploy the vCSA with...
View ArticleHow is select a switch type and port group to connect my LAN to my WAN (ISP)...
I have been working on setting up a pFsense 2.1 firewall in vSphere 5.5. My ISP is Cox Cable Business internet and I have three static IP addresses assigned to me in a /17. Would like to fully or in...
View ArticleUsing NSX with Virtual I/O
Suppose you have a solution that provides virtualized I/O already in place such as Cisco UCS with a fabric extender or Oracle Xsigo Fabric Interconnect. Your Virtual I/O device is allowing you to trunk...
View ArticleNo Network Adapters
It is myfirst installation ofVMwarevSphere Justdownload theiso imageand tried toinstall on aPC No Network Adapters How can Isolve this problem? Motherboardis anASUSModel: P8H61-M LE/BR
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