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Re: Initial LACP Configurations with New Hosts
Assuming that the final LACP configuration for the distributed virtual switch differs from the supported configuration for a standard vSwitch, I'd suggest you configure the final configuration on the...
View ArticleRe: Setting up TAPs in vSphere
When you say "attached diagram", what are you referring to? Can only see the picture of the Net Optics device.
View ArticleRe: VMs assigned a port from a different port group upon reboot
Nope, never seen that. I would suggest to open a support ticket.
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Re: Help Needed for Network Load Balancing (vSwitch or DVS)
Hi Nick_Andreev, Let me correct myself with regard to the requirement, we need a VM use multiple ports when talking to several physical clients of different ip addresses. I reckon LB Route based on...
View ArticleRe: Help Needed for Network Load Balancing (vSwitch or DVS)
In that case you're right. Port ID policy will pin VM to one uplink. So you do need an IP Hash policy with EtherChannel (static LAG) on the switch if you want to load balance based on source /...
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Re: Initial LACP Configurations with New Hosts
Thanks for your responses. So would be ideal way to go, just connect one cable in the LACP lag to the ESXi host, which is a standard switch as its a fresh install. Change route based on orig port ID...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Distributed Switch 5.5 IPFIX/Netflow Collector
Hello found your message the blog here ... we would like to know the ESX Netflow fields ? are they identical to netflow9 or do they provide more fields beyond packets, bytes and tcp flags - thank you
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Have I been doing iscsi mpio wrong for years?
I'm adding a new host to our vsphere 6.0 cluster, and our hosts all have a separate vswitch with 2 nics dedicated to iscsi for Windows data volumes. The VMDKs and data LUNs are all on an EQ, so I have...
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Re: Have I been doing iscsi mpio wrong for years?
I found a section on guest mpio in doc TR1091, and it verifies the dual port groups and vmkernels on the iscsi vswitch. Also, unlike what I wrote before in my frazzled state, my vmkernels are set to...
View ArticleRe: Help Needed for Network Load Sharing (vSwitch or DVS)
The configuration that finally worked for us: Distributed Switch + 1 LACP LAG with 4 Uplinks set to Active + Route based on on Source and Destination IP, TCP/UDP port + Physical switch ports set to...
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Re: Issue with adding physical adapter to virtual switch
Vijay, Is this a know issue with the 6.5U1 ??
View ArticleRe: When will Intel(R) Ethernet Connection X552/X557-AT 10GBASE-T be...
whitey1123, can you mark this old question as answered?Also note that 4.5.3 came out today, testing it now (un-officially, just tinkering in my Xeon D home lab):How to download and install the Intel...
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New driver for Xeon D - "VMware ESXi 6.0 ixgbe 4.5.3 NIC Driver for Intel...
The 4.5.3 driver download page surfaced today, with the driver VIB bundle ixgbe-4.5.3-2494585-6925533.zipdated October 23 2017.Curious, how is testing is going for other folks? See my (unofficial)...
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UDP performance of a connection restricted to under 1Gbps between Esxi 6.0...
Hi, I have 2 Esxi 6.0 servers. There is on Debian Linux virtual machine in each of these servers. The Linux virtual machines are connected by a 10Giabit X540 AT2 network adapters (back to back) . A...
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LLDP not working with Intel X710 cards
Hi. Is anyone having issues with LLDP not working with Intel X710 10gb? We just got a batch of Dell PowerEdge 730s with a Dual-Port Intel X710 card and a Quad port Motherboard card which is a...
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Re: UDP performance of a connection restricted to under 1Gbps between Esxi...
Please review Low throughput for UDP workloads on Windows virtual machines (2040065) that may shed more light on this issue.
View ArticleServer mirroring and recovery
Hi All,VMware is total new for me, but I have task to achieve and need your help and advice.On two location will be same setup 1x server with 3-4 EXSI and NAS with max of 3TB data, so task is if main...
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If you have two separate sites with ESXi hosts and a NAS, you'll need to enable either a stretched-storage product or some synchronous replication technology to achieve that. HA will protect VMs and...
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Re: How to migration kernel port from VSS to VDS
You can use this kb article; VMware Knowledge Base but you must migrate the up-link adapter at the same time, which means the standard switch won't have an uplink If you have just one port, you can...
View ArticleRe: Server mirroring and recovery
Hi Daphnissov,Thanks for quick replay, Yes i need solution for automatically take over, so i need two things1. Replica of ESXi vm from i site to another and data on NAS,2. Automatically take over, if...
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