iSCSI network configuration

Hello world

I did two configured 5.1 esxi hosts with iSCSI SAN and they work very well. In fact, the configuration of the network is as below:

MD3200i: 4 of the 8 ports configured on both controllers. two on a subnet on VLAN x and two on another subnet on VLAN y.

ESX HOSTS: two different vSwitches with a vmnic and a vmkernel on each host.

Everything works well, with configured multipath.

So now: I want to improve the performance of storage using the last four ports on the md3200i and the two NICs per host.

My question is do I have to create new vmkernel for each nic 'new' or do I just add nics on my vSwitches?

Maybe I misunderstood the documentation I've read, but the portbinding is not improve performance but only HA feature?

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Thanks in advance

Martin

Unless there is something that has changed lately, you need a one-to-one relationship between groups of VMkernel ports and vmnic. Actually regardless if configure you this in a single vSwitch - with setting the vmnic as assets/Unused - or by using a vSwitch by group of VMkernel ports.

André

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