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vCenter/vCSA and non-routable mgmt network
How do you all manage to get vCSA connected to the non-routable management network without adding the mgmt network to vCSA? I have VLAN's for all networks (mgmt, vmotion, storage) and vm network on...
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vm kernel and NIC teaming
Hi By default VM network port group is associated with two vmnic and the management port group is linked to one vmnic. Is there a reason for that ?
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Cisco Configs for Management Network
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had a doc explaining the switch configs needed to setup separate management network. Explaining how to setup the cisco communities and expected vlan details. Seem to be...
View ArticleHow to disable anti-spoofing in ESXi5.5
I have a ubuntu VM running in an ESXi5.5 host. I attached two SR-IOV NICs to the VM, and inside VM I create a bond with the two NICs. The issue is that the traffic from the VM cannot go to the uplink....
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SR-IOV adapter got "macvlan not supported error"
I created a Ubuntu VM on ESXi 5.5 host. I created a SR-IOV adapter on the VM. When I started the VM, I see a lot of error in vmkernel.log in host as below. I have Intel-X540 adapter and installed...
View ArticleDVS LAG vs No LAG
Hi, I have DVS 5.5 in my production environment with 2 Active nics on Each host.This is a HP blade enclosure and connects to Nexus 5K upstream switches.As per the Network admin, the ports are...
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Virtual DHCP not receiving Discovery packets
Hello Everybody, I have been struggling with this issue for some time now and i think it's time I ask for help . I have the following configuration: - 2 Hypervisors running ESXi 5.1.0, Build 799733...
View ArticleNFS port group configuration
I am configuring NFS in a UCS environment where there are 2 x 10Gb physical uplinks configured in a LAG.Should I configure my NFS virtual port group on my DVS as active / active or active / standby?
View ArticlevSphere Replication Port Group
What type of failover policy is needed for a dvs port group used for vSphere replication? (active / active)? (active / standby?)
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What type of failover policy (active-active / active-standby) do I need for a VSAN portgroup on my vDS?
View ArticleBPDU filters
Is it possible to implement BPDU filtering in ESXi? Can I do it on a standard switch or do I need a distributed switch? Can I do it on an NSX distributed switch? Thanks
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When I use SRIOV in ESXi, does the network traffic of a VM get processed as normal by the ESXi kernel, or does it bypass the kernel to go directly to the physical NIC?
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DSCP Tagging on VDS/vDPG
Hi All- I had a couple questions and was hoping someone could chime in on a few concepts around the L3 DSCP tags within VMWare virtual distributed switch (ENT + Licensing as well). We have an...
View Article5.5 vDS with Cisco Hardware in an LACP and VPC configuration
Hello All, I'm a little confused with the new enhanced features of the 5.5 vDS and trying to determine the best implementation for the front end of our VMWare infrastructure...any guidance would be...
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Distributed switch and vmkernel adapter
Hello everyone, I feel a little confused about this:For example, I have 2 ESXi servers (server 1 and server 2) on server 1 i create a vSS with vmkernel adapter, on server 2 I also create another vSS...
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Asking for suggestions and direction: Networking vSphere v6.0
I am asking for assistance, suggestions and direction on how to best configure networking in our brand spanking new vSphere 6.0 environment.I ask because after much reading and research, I'm still very...
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Remove ability to add VM's to distributed port group for VMKernel traffic
Hey,I'm trying to remove the capability to add VM's to my distributed port groups that I want to use solely for VMKernel type traffic: Anyone know how to do this? Looked around all the settings and...
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Network Trouble with vSphere 6 using VLAN and HP Switches
Greetings everybody ! I'm running out of ideas with my problem, so I hope someone can help me deal with it I got a VMWare infrastructure running under vSphere 6.0 with 3 clustered ESXi, connected to 2...
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Setting up Home Network using VMWare
Hi All, I have signed up in order to get some advice from the VMWare Guru's out there . Here is the equipment available to me which I have gathered over a period of time: Hardware Host 11 x AMD Phenom...
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