n1kv with static dvports and autodeploy
Does anyone know a way that I can either capture into a host profile or have the values read into the auto deploy process for the specific dvports that are assigned to the vmk ports on my esxi servers.
View ArticleSystem network resource pools & NIOC
Hello, I am concerned about system network resource pools and their impact on the user-defined network resource pools. For example; if I create three user-defined network resource pools for virtual...
View Articleesxtop and client performance chart discrepancy for receive packets dropped
I am having difficulty analyzing the various data I receive at the host level, versus within the vSphere client. I need this to determine if a change I made to a VM is fixing a specific problem, as...
View ArticlevSphere 5.1 vSwitch recommendation for 20 NIC ports
Hi guys, let's assume your environment consists, more or less, of the following:- vSphere 5.1 Enterprise version (NOT Enterprise plus - so NO distributed switches)- 3 Hosts with each 20 1Gbit/s NICs...
View ArticleWhy only 4 vmotions with 10 GbE?
I have a very curious situation...at one time, I am sure I was getting 8 live vmotions at a time when I would put a host in maintenance mode. Now I am only getting 4!We 4 H- BL 680c G7 blades...
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ESX 4.1, IBM BladeCenter (Nortel / BNT Switches) in blocking state
Hello, I am trying to resolve an issue I uncovered related to networking and our vSphere environment... I have an IBM BladeCenter H with 3 HS22 servers running ESX 4.1. I have Nortel (BNT) Layer 2/3 GB...
View ArticleImport/Export dvSwitch in 5.1
Can anyone tell me if I can import a dvSwitch config on a host configured with standard switches? (all hosts are physically identical) Will the import convert everything (dvuplinks, vmk nics, pNICs) to...
View ArticleHome setup
Hello, I currently need help with the design of a setup. I am unsure if I can do this.. So basically here is my setup: Home router (internet connection) ---> Dell rack server <--- LAN Router (no...
View ArticleHelp required in vphere network design for the vcloud
Hi all, I am trying to setup a test lab for the vCloud 5.1 with ESXi 5.1 on 4 hosts and i am using the cisco catalyst 2960 switch.[each host is configured with the 4 nics. ] What i have done so far:-...
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Error when assigning ESXi guest VM Network Connection to Nexus 1000v port group
I created a port profile on my Nexus 1000v and tried to assign a Windows 2012 vm to use the port group network Connection but I get an error. Here are the commands I used to create the port profile...
View ArticleReplacing Cisco 1000v switch with VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)
Hi All, As the title suggest, can anyone please tell me what is the best way of replacing Cisco 1000v Switch with VMware VDS. Is there any document or thread I can refer to regarding this? Also is it...
View ArticleOne NIC for vSwitch and VDS?
Hello, I am fairly new here and in the world of VMware overall. I would appreciate if any of you guys is able to provide me with some input in order to clear this concept for me. I've got an ESXi host...
View ArticleError installing 1000v - vCenter Server Connection
Hi, I am installing the 1000v on my test lab and getting this error when setting up the VCenter Server Connection (See attached)I deploy the ovh template nexus-1000v.4.2.1.SV2.1.1a.ova - everything ok...
View ArticledVS 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 ArticleHow do I make a vSwitch preserve VLAN tags between trunking guests?
Hello, I have this scenario as part of a test rig: VM Guest 1 <--> vSwitch <--> VM Guest 2 (bridging) <--> vSwitch <--> VM Guest 3 VM Guest 1 and 3 are set-up with a VLAN trunk...
View ArticleNetwork settings
Hi! I've a vcenter cluster with 3 hosts and I need to correct my network setups I think... Our setup1 vSwitch (VM network, vMotion, Management)4 NICs VM network - Active = nic0, nic2, nic3. Unused =...
View Articlehow to add ESX as compute node in openstack
hi,is there a way i can include an ESX as a compute node in openstack environment?my question specifically is, if there's support of openvswitch in ESX? if not, how does the VM packets get switched if...
View ArticleHosts with different NICs and vDS
Hello Gentlemen, I'm currently migrating an ESXi environment from 4.1 to 5.1. The migration involves upgrading all existing servers to vsphere 5.1 and also migrate all VM's from an IBM SAN to a Nimble...
View ArticleRename cluster in N1KV Enviroment
We have 3 clusters and they have dedicated N1KV switch for the VM traffic with 2 uplinks, both Management and vMotion is on vSS. Now we have to rename the cluster ‘ABC’ to ‘ABC-XYX’. Will there be any...
View ArticleSimple vSphere 5.1 netwok diagram to draw
Hi, we need some help to write down an ethernet network scheme for a vsphere 5.1 little project.We have 3 switches: 2 stacked Layer3 sge2010p and a single L2 sge2000.We have 3 hosts with esxi 5.1 to...
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