vSphere (5.5) Lab network IP Mask re-configuration - Help
Hi I have a home ESXi 5.5 home lab consisting of 3 ESXi hosts (Physical). One is running OpenFiler as an iSCSI SAN for the other two hosts. All hosts are connected to a vCenter Server (VM) running on...
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vds health check
Hello, I am trying to setup a distributed vswitch.At first we went for LACP but because the health check never going "green", we decided to give a try to a normal Ethernet channel.No matter how I set...
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I would start with your vcenter then change your hosts. Also if you no do not change the gateway it will go very smoothly. We had to do the same we needed to change our management and vmotion ips as...
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Can you tell me more about your setup? It is physical box with nics? What should the vlan be? How is it connecting to the network?
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Thanks for your reply. As you have already completed a mask change I had some additional questions maybe you can answer. I'm only changing the mask. IP's & Gateway remain the same. 1. Did you...
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traffic flow within and out of vSphere host
Our security team doesn't like the vShield solution, we have it in place, and they want it retired - I now need to understand exactly when packets are forced out of the virtual switch up to the...
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Hi, It is a cluster of 5 esxi hosts.All of them have 4 NICs connected to a cisco (5550 I think) switch.The first 2 belong to a standard switch on an Ethernet channel.The other 2, we are trying to...
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1. I did not2. We do not have VUM/Auto Deploy yet (its in progress)3. I would think so, we have a fiber channel san so that did not affect us.4. See #35. The mask we changed was management and vMotion...
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Hello, Your security team needs to seriously rethink their entire thoughts around virtualization security. What they are suggesting is a 'hairpin' situation, which will treble the bandwidth required to...
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Re: vSphere (5.5) Lab network IP Mask re-configuration - Help
Hello, Always follow the upgrade guide for making any changes. Basically, you do things in a specific order based on the VMware products you are using. Order is within KB #2109760 Best regards,Edward...
View Articlee1000 to vmxnet3 question
Hi AllI have windows 7 vm and changed e1000 to vmxnet3 by powercli but MAC still same.I have 2 question , because of MAC same after changing nic, would it give production impact.?2, when I migrated vm...
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Moderator note: I am trying to move this discussion into a more appropriate forum area, but am not able to for some reason. The VCAP forum area is for discussing the certification and it's exams, this...
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I've moved the thread to the network forums. So now to you Rajeev: Keeping the MAC the same will give you the least production impact. Changing the MAC might lead to confusion, as the MAC might have...
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E1000 Drivers are there even after applying the VMXNET3 on Esxi layer. Normally for windows VM you will required to remove the E1000 VM NIC and add New VMXNET3 nic.1. Take Nic configuration details.2....
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NFS vmk and ISCSI vmk On Same vSwitch
Currently I have one Standard vSwitch with one vmk for NFS storage for my datastores. The vmk is using two vmnic physical adapters which are configured in an etherchannel across two Cisco switches in a...
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Re: e1000 to vmxnet3 question
Hi TimAfter migrate vm on other host , it lost ping completely. I disconnect and reconnected it again then vm is able to ping on any host.I am looking permanent solution. RegardsRajeev
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Promiscuous mode, separated portgroup (vlan) - Security
Hi all, i'm in the process of migrating my bare metal systems (mostly Unix) to free ESXi.Over the last weeks i've read lots of documentation regarding network setup andthere's one thing i'm still not...
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Slow Internet Upload speeds from Sophos UTM VM - but only from other VMs;...
So I have something very weird going on. I have an ESX 5.5 host with the Dell customized ISO on a Dell R310. My issue is that the Internet Upload is poor, but ONLY from other VMs. From Physical PCs the...
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To VLAN TAG on vSwitch or pSwitch??
Hi I am rebuilding my home lab network & am seeking help about whether to use VLAN tagging at the vSwitch or let the pSwitch (access port mode) handle the VLANS. Currently my vSphere(5.5) network...
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