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Module 5
Course Introduction
Data Protection
Introduction to Virtualization
Host Scalability
Patch Management
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Importance
VMware vSphere ESXi networking features allow the following:
Virtual machines to communicate with other virtual and physical
machines
Management of the ESXi host
The VMkernel to access IP-based storage and perform VMware
vSphere vMotion migrations
Failure to properly configure ESXi networking can negatively affect
virtual machine management and storage operations.
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Module Lessons
Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
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Lesson 1:
Introduction to vNetwork Standard
Switches
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Learner Objectives
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Virtual
NIC
Virtual
NIC
Virtual
NIC
Physical NIC
vmnic0
vmnic1
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Production
Test Dev
DMZ
vMotion Management
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More than one network can coexist on the same virtual switch, or
networks can exist on separate virtual switches.
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Display standard
virtual switches.
Enable IPv6 on
ESXi host.
Delete the
virtual switch.
Display virtual
switch properties.
Display Cisco
Discovery Protocol
information.
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VLANs
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Lab 5
In this lab, you will create a standard virtual switch and port group.
1. View the current standard virtual switch configuration.
2. Create a standard virtual switch with a virtual machine port group.
3. Attach your virtual machine to a virtual switch port group.
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Lesson 2:
Configuring Standard Virtual Switch
Policies
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Learner Objectives
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Network Policies
Default policies for all the ports on the standard virtual switch
Effective policies: Policies defined at this level override the default policies
set at the standard virtual switch level.
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Security Policy
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Traffic-Shaping Policy
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Traffic shaping is
disabled by default.
Parameters apply to
each virtual NIC in
the standard virtual
switch.
On a standard
switch, traffic
shaping controls
outbound traffic
only.
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NIC Teaming
settings:
Load Balancing
(outbound only)
Network Failure
Detection
Notify Switches
Failback
Failover Order
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virtual
switch
virtual
NICs
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage Revision A
physical
switch
physical
NICs
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Internet
physical
switch
virtual
switch
virtual
NICs
physical
NICs
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Internet
physical
switch
virtual
switch
virtual
NICs
physical
NICs
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How physical adapter is returned to active duty after recovering from failure
Load-balancing option:
Use explicit failover order. Always use the highest order uplink from the list
of active adapters that pass failover detection criteria.
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Key Points
There are two connection types on a virtual switch: virtual machine and
VMkernel.
A standard virtual switch is a virtual switch configuration for a single
host.
Network policies set at the standard virtual switch level can be
overridden at the port group level.
Questions?
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