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• without uplinks in dvSwitch created by UCS vCSA 6.0, 6.0u1b, 6.0u2 Manager

  I try to configure passthru vnic UCS in vCenter Server Appliance 6.0u1b. I had:

  1. updated my UCS field for the 2.2 version (6f).
  2. installed VMware-VCSA-all - 6.0.0 - 3343019.iso;
  3. installed ESXi 5.1 with the latest updates and cisco-vem-v151 - 5.1 - 1.1.1.1.zip;
  4. moved this 5.1 to vCenter ESXi host;
  5. exported vCenter extension of UCS Manager;
  6. any succesfully extension to vCenter;
  7. created vCenter, Datacenter, folder and DVS in the UCS Manager;

  After a few moments UCS created this DVS in vCenter. When I try to move 5.1 ESXi host at this DVS, there is no uplinks:

  

  VCenter then unable to bind ESXi vmnic for anything whatsoever. In addition, I tried to add an ESXi host to DVS without uplinks and obviously it worked. For example, it is a screenshot of vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 in the same window of uplinks. Servers is B200-M4 with VIC 1340 adapters to the chassis with modules e/s 2208XP. Is it possible to install vnic passthru vCSA 6.0u1b and ESXi 5.1/5.5 Server blades Cisco UCS?

  This is a bug of the vmware vsphere web 6.0 client, 6.0u1b, 6.0u2 and maybe later versions. It can not find or just cannot display the uplinks in ucs-associated distributed switch. so I could not add the host to the switch via vmware vsphere client web. uplinks in switch is very good, so this bug have several workaround solutions. host can be added to the distributed switch ucs related through:

  1. application of VMware vsphere client. It will automatically assign first free uplink in the switch and i/o directpath will work;
  2. profiles of the host. in this case I can attribute any any vmnic uplink as I want. This can be done in vsphere client of web as application of vmware vsphere client.
  3. client VMware console or sdk. I did not tried this case, but I guess it will work fine.

  success. distributed switch:

  

  virtual machine:

  

• Ill at 5.5 VLAN switch distributed

  Begging for a little help. It's my first knife to set up a VLAN on an ESXi 5.5 Distributed Switch. I'm used to the physical switches... Dell & Cisco...

  Installation program:

  Firewall

  > > WAN1 [5 x static IP] > > WAN to the firewall

  > > WAN2 [1 x, DHCP] > > WAN to the firewall

  > > LAN1 "VMnet" 10.x.1.x/24 > > Firewall > Port1 on Dell PowerConnect 2748 (switch is not compatible trunking)

  > > LAN2 "WiFi" 10.x.2.x/24 [adapter Wireless Firewall]

  > > VLAN1 Switch1 Port1 'tag 'ESXiNet' [VMkernel + vMotion] 10.x.3.x/24' > > Switch1, Port 14 "Untagged."

  > > Port 14 on Switch1 attends Port2 on Switch3 [Dell PowerConnect 2716]

  > > Port 2 on Switch3 is 'tag', 3-16 Ports are not all "marked" and all go direct to VMkernel NIC card pairs for redundancy.

  > > VLAN2 "OfficeNET' 10.x.4.x/24 Switch1 Port1 to Switch1 LAG1 [Ports Switch1 15 & 16] > > Switch2 Ports 1 and 2 as"Gal1"[Dell PowerConnect 2724]

  > > VLAN3 'AdminNet' 10.x.5.x/24 Switch1 Port1 to Switch1 Ports 40-48

  Problem is that I have a VLAN that comes out of my Dell PowerConnect 2748 switch and enter an ESXi host. VLAN is #99. If I connect a laptop directly into the switch I get an IP DHCP correctly of the switch address on this VLAN. If I plug this LAG (or individual port if I break upwards the LAG) in my ESXi hosts can't pass the VIRTUAL local area network via the distributed switch.

  You are looking for assistance. Hope that the above explanation makes sense. Just trying to get one VLAN through a switch distributed to a virtual machine.

  Sorry for the bug to the community with this configuration. It seems that it was my fault... or my mistake. I got it setup properly from the start... For all those who in the future that concludes this thread...

  Firewall VLAN # 100 > Switch Port 01 (tag) > Group GAL 1 [15 & 16 switch ports] (unidentified) > ESXi host LAG (default configuration for VLAN Trunking 0 - 4094) > Distributed port group nec VLAN #100.

  The problem is that I have restart the physical switch and Firewall [Physics] but not the host ESXi, DS or virtual machines. Because the VMs system had been on before configuration changes their network cards were shooting a null IP and without release and renew their, they have been stuck without the IP DHCP VLAN address. I didn't enter the VMs (2012r2 server operating system) system and disable the network adapters and then enable them. They then shot the IP address of the subnet assigned to the VLAN.

  Stupid mistake but at least it is resolved.

• migrate VM switch distributed to a standard switch

  Hello

  I need to migrate a virtual machine that is hosted on a cluster with switch distributed to another cluster with standard switches.

  This migration is possible when the virtual machine is turned off.

  By default, migrate function I get the following error message.

  Is there another solution?

  (without removing the network adapters)

  Thank you, Sven

  You can check that the host of the virtual machine's network configuration is running. He is a relevant portgroup created on the vSwitch Standard VM.

• Create a network spanning hosts esx without uplink?

  We have an ESX cluster consisting of two physical hosts. We have a switch distributed between these two hosts. We need to create a network that is not extinguished through uplinks but rather a local subnet or a VLAN or a LAN on the distributed switch. Is this possible and if so, how?

  Trading in a virtual machine on host1 in order to achieve a virtual machine on host2 to travel on to another ESX hosts (through a vmnic "uplink").

  Could you describe some more what you want to accomplish?

• on switch distributed

  Hello

  If I have two clusters in a data center, do I switch distributed two (one for each) or a distributed switch is sufficient for both.

  Thank you.

  Yes, because the new vDS will connect to the physical network adapters on the remaining hosts.  The uplinks are not switch uplinks, but physical ESX host NIC.

  -KjB

• 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.

• Switches distributed vsphere

  I spent my vSphere book 5 Mastering (great book, btw) and was reading dvswitches, I decided to implement in my lab at home. Here's what looked like my Standard vSwitch topology

  vSwitch0 - 2 network cards physical (uplink) attached

  Network management (vlan 2)-VMKernal (192.168.2.20)

  Prod (servers) - Vlan 4 port group

  The Group Test (server) port vlan 3

  vSwitch1 - 1 uplink attached

  NAS (iSCSI) port (iscsi software) - Group 3 (192.168.3.16) VMKernal VLAN

  Everything worked very well to vSwitch0, I migrated everything on without any problem...

  
  My problems came with vSwitch1... when I tried to migrate the VMKernal, he told me iSCSi being bound to the adapter, I had to go in the inventory - network management and do it this way... When I tried to go there, I received messages that he won't move a physical cards and if I want, I'll do it connectivity.

  I just couldn't find a way to properly migrate this vSwitch with iscsi on... Since this is my test lab, it is not a big deal... I made an attempt to do that almost killed my host... I had to go to the DCUI and reset my network to retrieve my host.

  Can someone point me in the right direction on how to do it correctly?

  In addition, there are drawbacks to the use of dvswitches? I usually run my vCenter as a virtual machine... so I don't know if there are advantages or disadvantages to the use of dvswitches

  Thank you

  Mike

  Try this:

  Put your host in maintenance mode and untie the vmk of iSCSI Software adapter.

  The host-> Configuration-> storage-> properties adapters-> Network Configuration and delete the vmk from the port binding.

  Create a new portgroup on you, vDS, then change the parameters of it.  Teaming and failover doesn't make sure the link you want to use for iSCSI is Active - move all other uplinks to is not used.

  The vmk of migration to the new portgroup.

  Go back to the properties of the host adapter-> Configuration-> adapters-> properties-> Configuration iSCSI network storage and the vmk is expected to be available to link to the map of iSCSI software.

  Rescan storage.

  If you have several vmk that you use for iSCSI Software, you will need to repeat the process.  Each vmk will be on a portgroup separated on the vDS and each portgroup must be linked to a separate connection.  Similar to how you must bind each vmk to a physical network adapter on a standard switch if you use for iSCSI.

  I hope this helps.

  Hersey

• Binding problem rising switch distributed - vim.dvs.DistributedVirtualPort is not available

  Hi all

  I am trying to add a physical link to a distributed switch rising.

  The story unfolded as shown below:

  -default ESX 4 generation created with virtual switch 'standard' with Teddy 0 uplink port & console running through this switch

  -new distributed switch created with groups of separate ports for console, VMkernel and VM traffic

  -Teddy switch 1 assigned as an uplink for distributed

  -new console and VMkernel ports created successfully on the distributed switch

  -console legacy & VMkernel ports correctly migrate from 'standard' virtual switch with for the distributed switch

  -removed 'redundant' console & VMkernel ports to the distributed switch, so there is only one of each kind on the left

  -' standard' virtual switch was successfully deleted

  -When you try to add Teddy 0 (which is displayed as unclaimed) as the second uplink to the distributed switch following error occurs:

  The resource vim.dvs.DistributedVirtualPort is not available in vim. DistributedVirtualSwitch dvSwitch

  Tips / advice / suggestions?

  Kind regards

  Radek

  You can update the number of dvUplinks in the properties of the dvSwitch in stock-> Networking.  Select the switch (icon with the + / according to him, not the object of the child).  It'll be here in the General settings.  You can also change the names of of the uplinks from here.

  JP

• Connect two switch stacks without stack...

  OK, so we have a stack SG500 and another pile of SG500XG, we would like to connect the two piles together using a Direct attach cable (which we also used to create batteries).

  It is possible to attach the two piles together in this way without the two piles becomes a battery? (we have reasons that we do not want a big stack)

  I hope this makes sense?  Any ideas appreciated.

  Unfortunately no, if you use stacking cables and connect them to the switch equipment automatically reads the cable and start the process without any input from the end user.

  The only other option can think off is to create an etherchannel between the batteries have 1 battery as L2 L3 Garland battery like that

• 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.

• Switch distributed config vsphere 5

  For now, my hosts v5 have 4 network cards in them configured as follows: NIC1 dedicated to management, dedicated nic2 vMotion and nic3 and nic4 dedicated to vim networks, so I have 3 vswitches, 1 for each function.

  I'm looking to move to the distributed vSwitch, but I'm a little confused how it should be setup. Create 1 dvSwitch with 4 ports of network card and create groups of separate ports for each function or can I create 3 dvSwitches separated?

  My 2 Cents

  Your vCenter is probably a Virtual Machine that gives you more flexibility, but there is question if the vCenter fails (failure) and is connected to a virtual distributed switch. There are also solutions of workaround, but you have already dedicated NICs for different roles

  I recommend you:

  Create a standard vSwitch (vSS) on each host 2 natachasery. (These two network adapters for redundancy should not be on the same physical network adapter) This will also minimize problems in case you need to restore your vCenter

  Did you said put a pNIC1 as active for the management and pNIC2 as liabilities

  Also set active pNIC2 for vMotion and pNIC1 as liabilities

  After that, you create a Distributed switch (vDS) and all guests staying 2 bear the VDS service.

  Create your groups of ports on this single vDS according to needs

  Please give points for useful/correct responses

  Also let me know if you have any questions, because it's quite a large discussion, and people have different opinions

• Debug mode breaks to the switch, break, without breaking points statement

  Hello

  IAM using Labwindows CVI9.

  IAM simulating a GUI, when my application is run in Debugmode, my app breaks to break switch statements

  even if I did not break points.

  I would be grateful if someone gives suggestions about this

  Thank you & best regards

  Suresh

  Hello

  previously, I've added a few variables in the Watch window to monitor when I set break points.

  Now, I have removed all the variables in the Watch window.

  Now, the application is not breaking up.

  Thanks a lot buddy.

  Concerning

  Suresh

• Configuration of virtual switch distributed to a display environment

  Are there specific practices around implementation of control network IO for a display environment. It is always better to separate the service console and keep on a standard virtual switch?

  I think that now its all what you're most comftorable with.  How many cards you like who could dictate how you would be put in place?

• Great migrations: move from vCenter 5.1 on Windows 2008R2/SQL 2008 5.1 or 5.5 on 2012 2012 Windows/SQL

  In anticipation of the end of mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 R2, I want to migrate an installation vCenter to a whole new server and MS SQL Server.

  It is a virtual machine running in my host cluster. There Server vCenter Update Manager, Converter Standalone and some services not VMware that I can handle it myself. ADAM is installed as part of the vCenter Server requirements, and it is also attached to an AD domain where I use AD, single sign - on.

  The host cluster is four 5.1 ESXi hosts that are up to date, and helped HA and DRS. They use also switches distributed to all of their network connectivity, including vMotion, management, fault tolerance (although I do not use FT) and virtual machines.

  I did upgrades on-site to vCenter before and I replaced SQL Express with SQL Standard on the same server, but I did not move before vCenter. I'd make some drastic measures, as I understand:

  * Complete backups (of course) of SQL in the server itself, ADAM

  Installation of a new server operating system and SQL 2012

  Withdrawal of databases and reinstall them on the new server

  * Restoration of ADAM on the new server

  Installation vCenter, Update Manager, etc.

  * Hoping the host cluster is mounted on the new server, and nothing breaks

  I'm not all that worried about maintaining statistics, so maybe it is possible to install a new server vCenter Server and simply move the host cluster from the old server to the new. I moved one vCenter to another host, but that was before I put in place of distributed switching.
  --

  I found this on a related post:

  Migration in a new vCenter VMware environment. IT diversifies

  This manual seems to echo what I've read so far, I had to disassemble the distributed switches until I can migrate any host to a new server vCenter. Yuck. Well, I've migrated from the standard to the switches distributed without downtime before, so I can do the opposite.

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