Re: Failback when using Etherchannel and FCoE
Thanks for the response. Sorry I didn't make this part clear, but in terms of the IP + etherchannel, if failback was set to Yes, is possible that once the link was detected as up the ESXi host could...
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The member link state would not show up unless the link is up on both sides. I agree with the portfast statement. Any links going to an ESXi server should not participate in spanning tree. The goal is...
View ArticleDo i need to downgrade EVC mode??
Hello,i am looking to add an additional host to my VMWare environment, which is currently running on version 5.5. Currently i have two hosts which are using Sandy Bridge. The third host i am looking...
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You will need shutdown all virtual machines... check the documentation for procedures: Enable EVC on an Existing Cluster in the vSphere Web Client And if your vCenter is a virtual machine, check this...
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Thanks for the Info Richard, So just to be clear, i need to set my EVC Mode to the lowest CPU chip set, in this case Westmere. EVC is not supported using the 2 different chip sets Sandy Bridge and...
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Good information,would you predict to see any performance drops (that will be noticeable) with using the older Westmere?
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No noticeable performance impact... check this another thread: Re: EVC - Westmere Vs Sandybridge
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Hello, Not so sure that is the case. I have Nahalem and Westmere, in order for vMotion to work with EVC I had to set EVC mode to Westmere. EVC Mode is designed to mask off functionality, so if you set...
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Wanted to bump this. Still having trouble getting vmware support to answer my question and to provide documentation that they promised.
View ArticleRe: dvSwitch configuration
Hello, You can also use the following setup to ensure things are properly segregated, which is what I do: Management Network contains all ESXi hosts + vCenter and any other management toolsDesktop...
View ArticleRe: Management port on Distributed Switch?
Hello, I have found that place the vDS portgroup into ephemeral mode will allow me to boot vCenter onto the vDS if vCenter crashes. If vCenter crashes all existing networking works just fine no matter...
View ArticleRe: Hybrid Switch Multi-nic vmotion
Hello, I use a hybrid vSwitch network as well. vMotion will work if the following is true: The network setup for the vMotion network is correct on each host You can vmkping each vMotion...
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Thanks for your reply. The network setup for the vMotion network is correct on each host --- Yes, configuration has not changed and is correct You can vmkping each vMotion network IP across...
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Hello, If you can vmkping then generally things are all right with the network unless there is a router/FW that blocks layers 4-7... still worth checking out. One other thing, do not ever do a security...
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If there is a router between the machines on the vMotion network make sure it routes properly - hosts are patched into multiple switches, not sure how the routing is setup, will verify with our network...
View ArticleRe: Do i need to downgrade EVC mode??
Without repeating all the good information already posted, set EVC to the higher supported mode in your cluster...Texiwill is correct, you will end up masking the wrong functionality.
View Article1 vDS or 2 vDS?
Running on vDS 5.1Question regarding vDistributed Switch configuration:I have 2 ESXi clusters. Cluster A and Cluster B and I am using vDS for both.Cluster A has connectivity to physical switch A and...
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Re: Do i need to downgrade EVC mode??
The EVC mode must be set to the lowest common denominator, which is Westmere in this case... if you set the EVC to Sandy Bridge, a VM running on a host with Sandy Bridge and using any new instructions...
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