Configuration of virtual switch distributed to a display environment

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• Virtual switch distributed on ESXi integrated Client Host

  Any plans to support vDS on the embedded host customer?

  If the distributed virtual switches are supported, I can't find how to set up their own good that I was able to configure virtual Standard switches.

  I haven't used client embedded myself yet, but in order to create or configure the vDS, you need to vCenter server you manage using vSphere Client/vSphere Web Client. vSS are by the host-based virtual switches that can be created and managed at the host level, so you can create those who use client Embedded or stand-alone vSphere client.

• Configuration of virtual switches that are not updated

  In a vSphere infrastructure 5 based on 2 servers ESXi 5, I moved a few virtual machines to one virtual switch to another.

  Virtual machines work very well.

  If I use vSphere client and look at the configuration of the hosts (host and cluster-> Configuration-> Networking) I see some VM as they were connected either the old virtual switch and the new virtual switch, while they are only connected to the new virtual switch.

  I press "Refresh" without any result.

  If I look at the properties of each virtual computer, I don't see the link to the new virtual switch.

  How can I solve this problem? It is dangerous, even if it does not affect VMs or virtual switches, because it can make operators make mistakes...

  Concerning

  Marius

  Nothing dangerous. You probably have Active snapshots on virtual machines. Once the snapshots are deleted, the 'old' vSwitch and port group will disappear.

  André

• Configuration of VLAN Switch Distributed

  Hello

  This a configuration problem and I'm not really sure how to set it up.

  I created a distributed switch, and ESXi1 and ESXi2 are members. I created a comeback portgroup named A_01 and is a member of the VLAN 101.

  I created a virtual XP1 machine in ESXi1 located in A_01 and I created a VM XP2 on ESXi2 located in A_01.

  They do not communicate.

  I have a switch between them and the uplink for the distributed switch of ESXi1 is connected to port1 and ESXi2 uplink is connected to port2

  I have 'tag' port1 and port2 in vlan 101.

  They do not communicate.

  I have both change the network of the VM XP1 and XP2 VM a portgroup with no VLAN they communicate.

  What I am doing wrong.

  Thank you!

  "I have both change the XP1 XP2 VM VM network in a portgroup with no VLAN they communicate."

  --> its because your physical switch is configured as port access . Marking is done at the level of the physical switch. This is the expected behavior.

  If you want to tag the VLAN level vSwitch, then you must put the physical switch as a trunk port and VLAN 101.

• Best practices for the configuration of virtual switches with ESXi

  So we have a dish network, no VLAN. I have a total of 6 NETWORK adapters per ESX host... Since there is no Service Console or is it shared with the Prod vswitch here is how I have the configuration of the NETWORK adapters.

  Keep in min, we use ESXi 3.5

  vSwitch0 - Vmotion - 2 NETWORK cards

  vSwitch1 - Vmkernel Port & Machine virtual port group - 4 NETWORK cards

  I have attached the screenshot.

  Please let me know if you do anything differently?

  Dave bang on! the IP of VMotion ESXi will be used for the same purpose. For many ESX on the brain, sorry.

  Each VM will get no more than 1 GbE over four network adapters. Once a virtual computer is given a NIC, it will remain on the NETWORK card using the default configuration and it is good because the virtual machines are distributed between the four of them.

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• How to restore a distributed virtual switch.

  Hello

  I have a question where one of my esx host 4 i crashed and then we rebuild the host vmware and I have the backup of the file esx.conf with me since the day before. I had a virtual switch distributed in the vmware environment, and since I rebooted the backup config that my vcenter does not add the host esx to the distributed virtual switch.

  -How to restore the vswitch distributed on the esxi host settings.

  -When I look on the esxi configuration host configuration file indicates that DVS information are uploaded but vcenter does not overwrite the new settings.

  troubleshooting performed up to now

  I restarted the vcenter and all services and same problem.

  forced file configuration several times and same question

  has taken the esx host that out of the inventory and the same issue.

  any other suggestions.

  The answer to this has been found in Vcenter 5.1 where there is an option to save the DV switch. I connected this bug a few years back with vmware and this problem is fixed in vcenter 5.1.

• Distributed Virtual Switch supporting guests with different numbers of natachasery

  Our environment has had the same ESXi host model for some time. Each has interfaces from 2 to 10 GB for the traffic of the virtual machine. We use a virtual switch distributed with 2 uplinks. Now, we stand at a new environment where there are 2 types of hosts. (1) a small workload ESXi host with interfaces of 2 to 10 GB and (2) a large load of work sESXI host with 4 to 10 GB interfaces. They are seperasted in 2 groups (large and small workload workload).

  I had planned to share a Distributed Switch between the 2 groups, so I could move freely between them according to the needs. The only distinction of level of ESXi host is the power of horse and the I/O bandwidth (storage and networks VM will be used will be the same). It dawned on me that the distributed switch is configured with a particular number of uplinks. I'm trying to picture how this will work in this situation? I thought that I create a vSwitch distributed with 4 uplinks and finish by only using 2 of these uplinks when adding a small amount of work ESXi host to it. This is a valid configuration. Should I disable or do something special with the uplinks unused? I have not met this configuration so I wanted some tips on the correct configuration.

  I have validated this configuration as described previously. A dVS with 4 uplinks can take care of the guests with "up to" 4 interfaces. Hosts with only 2 interfaces will have 2 of the 4 links rising dVS associated with natachasery while the other 2 will remain unused. In my case, I decided to use the uplink 1 and 2. Uplinks 3 and 4 are not used with these hosts.

• Unable to add host to the distributed virtual switch

  Hello

  I'm trying to add a host to a virtual switch distributed through API (ReconfigureDvs_Task).

  I'll put the following text:

  VMWareDVSConfigSpec - configVersion, host

  DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberConfigSpec - operation, host, support

  DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberPnicBacking - pnicSpec

  DistributedVirtualSwitchHostMemberPnicSpec - pnicDevice

  Reconfigre_DvsTask fails with the following error in vcenter:

  An error occurred during the configuration of the host. the exception (vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault)

  VCenter newspapers also have the following information about this error:

  [error 04244 "utilshostMethod"] [HostMethodDispatcher::ProcessTaskResult] The appeal [createDistributedVirtualSwitch] host [host-*] failed with the exception [vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault]

  [error 03856 opID 'operationhostOp' = a0963b99] [MoDVSwitch::SendHostMemberChangeToHostsInParallel] failed calling host dvs Manager (op = add): got [exception vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault:]

  -> (vim.fault.PlatformConfigFault) {}

  -> dynamicType = < unset >

  -> faultCause = (vmodl. NULL in MethodFault),

  -> faultMessage = (vmodl. [LocalizableMessage)

  -> (vmodl. LocalizableMessage) {}

  -> dynamicType = < unset >

  -> key = "com.vmware.esx.hostctl.default"

  -> arg = (vmodl. [KeyAnyValue)

  -> (vmodl. KeyAnyValue) {}

  -> dynamicType = < unset >

  -> key = "reason."

  -> value = "error Sysinfo on operation returned status: busy.» See the VMkernel detailed error information log. "

  -->             }

  -->          ],

  -> message = ' operation failed, the diagnostic report: error Sysinfo on operation returned status: busy.» See the VMkernel detailed error information log. "

  -->       }

  -->    ],

  -> text = ""

  -> msg = "an error occurred during the configuration of the host."

  ->}]

  Any help will be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you!

  try to add the host by using some unused network cards...

• Mix the virtual switch different type in a Cluster and a data center.

  Can I mix standard virtual switch and a virtual switch distributed in different hosts to a Cluster/DataCenter? Can I vMotion virtual machine to a host of switch distributed to a host of standard switch and vice versa? Let's assume that the hosts have the same port group name (but have virtual swaitch different type), in the same data center, and have the same subnet IP vMotion.

  You can mix standard switches and distributed, that's what we call hybrid architecture... but to be able to migrate virtual machines between virtual switches, you must the vSphere 6 and again there are some limitations, like not be able to migrate from VDS vs.

  Have a look here for more details on the cross switch vMotion: http://www.vladan.fr/vmotion-enhancements-vsphere-6-0/

• A large flat Virtual pass vs several virtual switches

  experts,

  What is the advantage of having a large flat Virtual pass Vs several virtual switches for all types of traffic of the virtual machine (management, Vmotion, Vm Network). Any improvement in performance.

  What is the advantage to have the virtual machine and networking on two different VLANS.  improved performance or security?

  Our current configuration has a virtual switch with all eight physical NICS are assigned.

  Vswitch 0 <-vmnic0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

  |

  Management network (Vlan 100) <-Vmnic0 (active), Vmnic7 (at rest)

  |

  VMotion (Vlan 150) <-Vmnic7 (active), Vmnic 0 (standby)

  |

  The virtual machine network (vlan 100) <-Vmnic1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (all active)

  We will be setting up a new environment Vmware (5.0) and I would like to configure two virtual switches as follows

  Vswitch 0 <-assigning two physical network adapters (Vmnic 0, Vmnic 7)

  |

  Management network (Vlan 100) <-Vmnic0 (active), Vmnic7 (standby)

  |

  VMotion (Vlan 150) <-Vmnic7 (active), Vmnic0 (standby)

  And allowing that Vlan 100 and 150 Vmnic0 and Vmnic7 traffic

  Vswitch 1 <-assignment remaining interface cards physical network (Vmnic1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

  |

  Computer virtual network (vlan 101) <-Vmnic1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (all active)

  Allow only the Vlan traffic 101 on above NIC

  I am thinking propose above configuration.  If I go with above setup, I get an improvement in performance? or other benefits. Please explain?

  sansaran wrote:

  I am thinking propose above configuration.  If I go with above setup, I get an improvement in performance? or other benefits.

  I don't think that there should be no difference in performance in the two installation options that you have. The only advantage to create two vSwitches would be to simplify the configuration, less risk of errors if Setup lots of armies and easier to check quickly as the configuration is correct.

  A small advantage with the creation of a large vSwitch is that you could (if you wish) experiment with the help of multi-NIC-vmotion in ESXi and assign several VMNIC for vMotion and it would be easy to give the VMNIC 'return' for the virtual machines more later if wanted.

• Virtual Switch Standard virtual Distributed Switch migration / a physical Uplinku

  Hello community,

  My ESXI 4.1 hostmachines are configured with virtual standard switches as follows:

  -1 xGbit public - network VMKERNEL management

  -2 x Gbit/active - VMotion + pi (VMKERNEL)

  -2 x Gbit/active - storage NAS (VMKERNEL)

  -2 x Gbit/active - VM LAN

  I want to migrate to a distributed virtual switch, but Ami don't know if it's possible. The problem is I onlyy a uplink public and I can't add the physical NIC as the standard switch and distributed virtual switch. IAM looking for a way to migrate the portgroup & physical uplink NIC in one step. Someone knows how to do this without adding a second NIC uplink? Please keep in mind that my vCenter is a virtual machine on this machine.

  Thanks in advance,

  Stephan

  Another person asked a similar question in which I looked at How to migrate from a vSwitch to the switch distributed - see if that answers your question.

• Migrating from a distributed virtual switch pass

  I have a cluster that is approved for business-more.  I would like the host to a distributed switch.  The configuration of the virtual switch is as follows:

  4 NICs connected to a host, the NIC are part of an EtherChannel.  The network adapters are teamed up with ip route based on the hash of the IP.  All network adapters are connected to the same vSwitch with port groups created for access to the different VLANS

  I did the following to try to migrate to the new distributed switch: I broke the EtherChannel and removed three network adapters on the virtual switch and assigns them to the distributed switch.  At the same time grouping NETWORK adapters on the virtual channel switch based on the originating virtual, we changed the port ID.  I then migrated the service console more for the new switch successfully distributed.  I have created groups of ports on the virtual switch.

  The question is when I re - create the EtherChannel falls hosts on the network.  I have noted the following: "see attachment".

  Anyone using EtherChannel with distributed switches?

  Any help would be appreciated...

  How to configure etherchannel on your Cisco switch? You may not use LACP or PAgP. You must use "channel-group mode on.

• iSCSI multipath with Distributed Virtual Switch error

  Ive followed the iSCSI SAN guide and have iSCSI multipathing works well with a regular virtual switch. Ive cancelled all configurations and have begun to see if I can get this working with a dVSwitch.

  I get the error "Add Nic failed in IMA"

  Someone at - it ideas?

  I recently worked on a case of iSCSI with VMware support and they mentioned a known issue with iSCSI and dVS, this is also described in the release notes, but may still have a problem. You can contact the technical support for confirmation.

  • ESX/ESXi 4.0 4.0 does not support the compatible ports with DVS binding configuration VMkernel network interface cards

  If you configure compatible with vNetwork Distributed Switch port binding NICs VMkernel, the operation fails if you enter esxcli swiscsi nic adds - n vmkx d vmhbaxx and vmkiscsi-tool - V - a vmkx vmhbaxx orders through the service console or the vSphere CLI.

  Workaround: Use only inherited vSwitch VMkernel NIC for port binding.

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• NSX 6.1.5 - distribute Firewall rules are not applied to the empty virtual switches

  Hi all

  We have a big problem since we have improved the NSX to version 6.1.3 to 6.1.5.

  I get a bug following this procedure:

  . In vSphere Client--> NSX, create a new virtual switch

  . Distribuer distribute the firewall, create a rule to deny traffic between two survey periods. Example: source: all, destination: all, service: all, Action: reject, applies: the new virtual switch

  . Connect two VMS to the virtual switch and you can test the other (this is false due to the firewall rule)

  . Publish ANY changes on the firewall distribute (could not be related to our rule. Example to change its name to another rule), and the rule starts to operate.

  Additional steps:

  . Remove the firewall rule

  . Identify the virtual machines in the virtual switch

  . Re-create the firewall with applies rule: the virtual switch (still empty)

  . Connect the virtual machines and ping between them. Yet once, the rule does not work.

  . Publish ANY changes on distributed firewalls and the rule starts to operate.

  NSX version 6.1.3 and 6.2.0 both work correctly. But I can't downgrade to 6.1.3 or upgrade to 6.2.0. 6.2.1 upgrade involves the upgrade of several other components.

  I use the following versions:

  . NSX 6.1.5

  . vCenter Version 5.5.0 Build 2414847

  . ESXi, 5.5.0, 2718055

  Please, any ideas?

  Thank you very much

  D.

  She seems to be a bug in 6.1.5 NSX and there is no solution for this yet. There are workarounds, but none of them apply to my "fully automated" environment

  We need to wait for a fix or upgrade to NSX 6.2.1 requiring an upgrade of several components as well.

  D.

• How to change the security policy of a group of distributed in a distributed virtual switch ports?

  Hello

  I am trying to write a Perl script that can modify the security policy of a group of distributed in a distributed virtual switch ports. I can access the values of security policy by using the following:

  
  

  $port_group_view-> config - > defaultPortConfig-> securityPolicy - > allowPromiscuous-> value

  $port_group_view-> config - > defaultPortConfig-> securityPolicy - > forgedTransmits-> value

  $port_group_view-> config - > defaultPortConfig-> securityPolicy - > macChanges-> value

  I try to use the method ReconfigureDVPortgroup_Task() of the managed object DistributedVirtualPortGroup. While creating a new instance of DVPortgroupConfigSpec, within the data spec config defaultPortConfig property object there is property of security policy and I couldn't find any other property pointing me to that I can update the security policy. I discovered that it is accessible via defaultPortConfig, stretching from VMwareDVSPortSetting where securityPolicy is a property of VMwareDVSPortSetting.

  What is the way to update? I am bit confused about terminology Extends and extended by and how it relates to the other.

  Concerning

  Akmal

  It is in DVPortgroupConfigSpec, but you will need to use the extended VMwareDVSPortSetting object.

  My $dvpg_spec = new DVPortgroupConfigSpec();

  $dvpg_spec-> {defaultPortConfig} = new VMwareDVSPortSetting();

  $dvpg_spec-> {defaultPortConfig} {securityPolicy} = new DVSSecurityPolicy();

  $dvpg_spec-> {defaultPortConfig} {securityPolicy} {allowPromiscuous} = new BoolPolicy (value-online 1, inherited-0 online);

  $dvpg_spec-> {defaultPortConfig} {securityPolicy} {forgedTransmits} = new BoolPolicy (value-online 1, inherited-0 online);

  $dvpg_spec-> {defaultPortConfig} {securityPolicy} {macChanges} = new BoolPolicy (value-online 1, inherited-0 online);

  You could probably simplify this by getting the config spec VGA and change it before using it in the ReconfigureDVPorgroup_Task() method.