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• VSS migration to virtual Distributed Switch configuration

  Hi all

  I am trying to wrap my brain around that and just run into a few problems actually make things work. Please bear with me, I will try and describe the environment that I have and what I'm trying to building with like jargin little I can.

  My current vmware environment consists of 3 hosts vsphere 4.x and about 6 different subnets. My primary host vSphere is home to the largest part of the virtual machine and manages 5 different subnets connected to each of 5 virtual switches separated with 1 assigned to each NETWORK adapter. Also, there is a switch of kernel VM with a connection to my NetApp iSCSI. The other vSphere hosts are simple enough, the two are connected to subnet 1 with a virtual switch for it and a switch of kernel VM with a connection to the NetApp iSCSI.

  Each subnet in my lab is managed/break through the VLANS on Cisco devices, so I saw that it had to assign any settings VLAN since the power of VMware.

  If you refer to the VMWare vNetwork Distributed Switch: Migration and vmware Configuration guide, I am trying to migrate a seup similar to this:

  

  However, I'm running issues when you try to get the int hosts a vDS configuration. I could create a vDS for my root subnet, add one of my hosts vSPhere and migrate the virtual machine to the new port group in this vDS. The Service console as well as the VMKernel remain virtual switches on the host and I can't understand how these migrate to a vDS host without lose the connection.

  I'm asssuming based on the number of subnets that I manage between hosts, I'll finish with about a 5-switch vritualDistributed for subnets, each with at least 1 card a vSphere host physical NETWORK link up to the appropriate subnet. In addition to this, I'm assumining I'll need to create a vDS for the Service console and VMKernel (iSCIS) traffic. The Service Console are on the same subnet, some VM most residence on that subnet, separate VSS was created on the hosts to manage separate traffic.

  Any help anyone can provide on how to create vDS for SC/vmk traffic and get the associated host migrated to which would be very useful. As I said I was able to create 1 vDS and add a host computer via 1 uplink NIC with the virtual machine, but nothing beyond that seems bad connection.

  Feel you please free to ask for additional details, I know it's a lot and maybe a bit confusing. Thank you.

  -Bryan

  Hello

  If I'm correct, when the host is added the vDS and the creation of the vDS Service Console, I have to select an unused NIC and migrate the SC existing to the new group of port... or should I add a second SC for the VSS by using a NETWORK card available and who migrate to the new vDS?

  Yes, select an unused physical nic so that you have a physical nic connected to the VSS and the other to connect to the uplink of vDS group and migrate the SC. existing if you have several hosts, vMotion all VM and test to see if the migration without distruption, also works to keep details of the ILO ready incase you need to connect to the console of the server.

  This is a very good book white http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere-vnetwork-ds-migration-configuration-wp.pdf that provides detailed information about the migration.

  All the best.

  Kind regards
  Arun

  If you have found this or other useful information, please consider awarding points to 'Correct' or 'useful '. Regards, Arun VCP3/4, HPCP, HP UX CSA http://kb.vmware.com/

• 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.

• Virtual distributed switches

  I'm trying to implement virtual switches distributed in vCenter. I created the distributed switch, then port groups. When I RT. Click the distributed switch > add a host, there is no available host. I have 3 hosts in a cluster, but I don't see one any of them. Any ideas how to add? We have a license from the company. Enterprise Plus it takes to add hosts? I think that would not allow you to add the distributed switch, if that were the case.

  Thank you

  Scott

  According to this document , you must use more Ent license for dvSwitch.

  I have a question, how have your host NIC and how many of them already used in VSS (Standard vSwitch)?

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  MCTS, VCP

• Switch Standard virtual and virtual distributed switch

  How to migrate the virtual machine to switch vNetwork Standard to a vNetwork Distributed Switch, where can I get more information? How to set up?

  Thank you

  I think that's what you're looking for

  It's pretty easy actually, I have not you, but once I had to manually migrate the 120VMs to one portgroup to another, now, it is quite easy to use GUI version 4.

  Migration of virtual machines between vSwitch or exchanges of vDS or dvPortgroups

  http://KB.VMware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalID=1010612

• Report virtual distributed switch

  Hello

  I'm trying to write a script that will make my distributed virtual switches.  My Script is as follows:

  $reportcsv = @)
  Get-VdsDistributedPortgroup | Name - descending sort.
  {ForEach-Object
  $vdsportgroup = $_
  $vdsportgroupsec = $vdsportgroup | Get-VdsDVPortSecurityPolicy
  $Report = "" | Select-Object 'Port Group Name', 'number of Ports', 'Binding Port', 'Virtual Switch', 'VLAN Id', 'Type of VLAN", 'AllowPromiscuous',"Changes in MAC"," ' forged passes ""
  $Report. "' Name of the port group ' = $vdsportgroup. Name
  $Report. "" Number of Ports ' = $vdsportgroup. NumPorts
  $Report. "" The link port "= $vdsportgroup. PortBinding
  $Report. "" Virtual switch "= $vdsportgroup. VirtualSwitch
  $Report. "' VLAN Id ' = $vdsportgroup. VlanId
  $Report. "" Type of VLAN "= $vdsportgroup. VlanType
  $Report. "" AllowPromiscuous "= $vdsportgroupsec. AllowPromiscuous
  $Report. "' Change of MAC" = $vdsportgroupsec. MacChanges
  $Report. "" Forged passes ' = $vdsportgroupsec. AllowPromiscuous
  $reportcsv += $Report
  }

  The script works, however when I view the contents of $reportcsv values for AllowPromiscuous, MacChanges & ForgedTransmits presents itself as VMware.VimAutomation.VdsComponent.Types.V1.BoolPolicy.

  Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Thank you

  Frank

  These 3 properties are subject themselves, that's why the object type is displayed.

  You want the property of value of these items.

  BWT, no need to use the fling unsupported for vDS, all news are available via regular PowerCLI cmdlets.

  $reportcsv = @()
  Get-VirtualPortGroup -Distributed | Sort Name -Descending | ForEach-Object {
    $vdsportgroup = $_  $vdsportgroupsec = $vdsportgroup.ExtensionData.Config.DefaultPortConfig.SecurityPolicy  $Report = "" | Select-Object "Port Group Name","Number of Ports","Port Binding","Virtual Switch","VLAN Id","VLAN Type","AllowPromiscuous","MAC Changes","Forged Transmits"  $Report."Port Group Name" = $vdsportgroup.Name  $Report."Number of Ports" = $vdsportgroup.NumPorts  $Report."Port Binding" = $vdsportgroup.PortBinding  $Report."Virtual Switch" = $vdsportgroup.VirtualSwitch  $Report."VLAN Id" = $vdsportgroup.VlanId  $Report."VLAN Type" = $vdsportgroup.VlanType  $Report."AllowPromiscuous" = $vdsportgroupsec.AllowPromiscuous.Value  $Report."MAC Changes" = $vdsportgroupsec.MacChanges.Value  $Report."Forged Transmits" = $vdsportgroupsec.AllowPromiscuous.Value  $reportcsv += $Report}
  

• vSphere update your distributed switch 5.1 to 5.5

  Hi after that the upgrade to vsphere vsphere 5.5 5.1 and using vsphere distribution swtich to VDS needs to upgrade to 5.5 see a screenshot in attachment.

  The VDS 5.5 upgrade will cause failures or packet drops?

  The upgrade of virtual distributed switch won't cause any downtime. It is a non-distrayant operation, you should not see any package drop.

  -A

• VNetwork Distributed Switch virtual cards

  Trying to get my head around e-cards in the distributed switch.

  In standard switch, I understand the hierarchy like this:

  vSwitch (upper level)

  groups (including the kernel) port (2nd level)

  physical cards (identical to "vmnic..") (join vSwitch)

  I do not understand the hierarchy for the distributed switches.  The use of the term virtual card throws me a loop for.  I consult the virtual map of term as something that you "attach" to something (vswitch etc...), not something you add.  For example, when I go in manage e-cards and select migrate existing adapters, I give you the choice of console and vmotion.  I find the console and vmotion as groups of ports and not e-cards.  Any help to understand this would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  From page 36 of the Guide de Configuration ESX (http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40_u1/vsp_40_u1_esx_server_config.pdf):

  Virtual network cards manage services network host on a vNetwork Distributed Switch.

  You can configure the console service and VMkernel virtual cards for an ESX host by a partner

  vNetwork Distributed Switch or by creating new virtual maps or the migration of existing virtual cards.

  When you migrate a virtual network adapter, you should migrate the service or VMkernel console since a standard vSwitch to a group of ports in the vNetwork Distributed Switch.

  -

• Business Plus-Distributed Switch

  I am trying to buy the license of vmware. I would go for business license. So distributed switch feature is available with ent.plus license. Distributed switch is created in Virtual center,

  in this case if my virtual Center Server is down so I lose my vswitch configuration and my esx will be down?

  So I have to configure server virtual center in cluster mode?

  Can someone explain in more detial of distributed switch?

  The main purpose of a vDS is provided a two domain layer on several hosts virtual, offering thus the possibility of moving the State of the network on hosts with out losing conectivity in a protected environment of IDS/IPS.  You also have the opportunity to shape the inbound traffic, but also outgoing traffic and the vDS is required to use the technology VMware NIOC. Another advantage is the ease of configuration, you can ensure that your switches are configured the same on multiple hosts without having to resort to scripting.

  for example, portgroup1 is different from Portgroup1 in ESX due to case sensitivity issues.

• question of vCenter edition license + distributed switch

  Hello

  I want to clarifiy on vCenter license I have and what is it supposed to cover.

  Background:

  I bought the VI3 VirtualCenter license company a year ago. I upgraded the server vCenter vSphere4 a few weeks ago, and apply the code key that I found in my account on VMware.com. Up to present, so good, but he says my license VI3 VC has been converted with vSphere Standard.

  The ESX servers are 4.0 enterprise.

  -In looking at vsphere_pricing.pdf it seems now I have many features available, they are offered as advanced or Enterprise editions.

  In the table below, I did few features "BOLD" I see clearly available and who are supposed to be higher than the standard packages.

  Thus my confusion is - what license actually did I? Standard, as it says in the vCenter or higher license tab since obviously there are available features, which should not be in the standard?

  vSphere Standard includes: • VMware ESXi and VMware ESX (choice of the time of the deployment) 2 • VMware vStorage VMFS • Four-way virtual SMP • VMware vCenter Server Agent • VMware vStorage API / VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) • VMware vCenter Update Manager • VMware HA • VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning

  vSphere Advanced includes: • VMware ESXi and VMware ESX (choice of the time of the deployment) • VMware vStorage VMFS • Four-way virtual SMP • VMware vCenter Server Agent • VMware vStorage API / VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) • VMware vCenter Update Manager • VMware High Availability (HA) • VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning • VMware VMotion • VMware hot add • VMware Fault Tolerance

  • VMware Data Recovery

  • VMware vShield Zones

  vSphere Enterprise includes:

  • VMware ESXi and VMware ESX (choice of the time of the deployment)

  • VMware vStorage VMFS

  • Four-way virtual SMP

  • VMware vCenter Server Agent

  • VMware vStorage API / VCB

  • VMware vCenter Update Manager

  * • VMware HA *.

  • VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning

  • VMware VMotion

  • VMware hot add

  • VMware Fault Tolerance

  • VMware Data Recovery

  • VMware vShield Zones

  * • VMware Storage VMotion *.

  • VMware DRS

  • VMware DPM

  vSphere Enterprise Plus includes:

  • VMware ESXi and VMware ESX (choice of the time of the deployment)

  • VMware vStorage VMFS

  • Eight-way virtual SMP

  • VMware vCenter Server Agent

  • VMware vStorage API / VCB

  • VMware vCenter Update Manager

  * • VMware HA *.

  • VMware vStorage Thin Provisioning

  • VMware VMotion

  • VMware hot add

  • VMware Fault Tolerance

  • VMware Data Recovery

  • VMware vShield Zones

  • VMware Storage VMotion

  • VMware DRS

  • VMware DPM

  • VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch

  • VMware Host Profiles

  Now the 2nd question (maybe I should have separated these, but I feel somehow it can be bound to the first)-when I create a distributed switch, the tab "hosts" is empty. I right click and select "add the host to the virtual switch distributed", but even once it gives me a window with no host has chosen.

  Is a licensing issue or config problem?

  If you have company VI3 then he improved to vSphere Enterprise.  And according to the characteristics you describe below, it looks like Enterprise license, that's what is activated in vCenter.  If you click on licenses in vCenter (Home\Administration\Licensing), see your Enterprise vSphere licenses?

  Regarding distributed switches, this option is available in vSphere Enterprise Plus then you will not be able to use. If you need the functionality of Enterprise Plus there is a promotion running until December 15, which allows you to update your enterprise license to Enterprise Plus licenses for a significant discount.  You should talk with your dealer on this subject if you are interested...

• vNetwork Distributed Switch

  I am preparing to install vSphere 5.5 and started the design of virtual network. I was counting on the creation of switches distributed when I read that only vSphere Enterprise PLUS supports the vNetwork Distributed Switch. Is this right? I am only able to create Standard switches on each host? Is there a way to export the configuration of a Standard switch that you can with a distributed switch?

  I was counting on the creation of switches distributed when I read that only vSphere Enterprise PLUS supports the vNetwork Distributed Switch. Is this right? --> Yes

  I am only able to create Standard switches on each host?--> if the license is less than Enterprise, then Yes

  Is there a way to export the configuration of a Standard switch that you can with a distributed switch? N ° but there are a lot of scripts PowerCLI available that can help you in mass deploy a Standard switch configuration.

• Help with distributed switch

  Hello, I am trying to understand how it is possible for the movement of vmotion separated on a distributed switch to another vm traffic from virtual machines. For example, in my test ENV, I have 1 physical host with 4 vmnic. When I create a distributed switch and specify 4 ports it creates the default dvPortgroup with 4 uplinks. Now, if I create a VMKernel port on a group of different ports on the distributed switch, it is still going through the 4 ports of uplink, then where is the physical separation? How to recognize a group of ports (let's say my VMs) for use vmnic1 and vmnic2 and my second portgroup to use vmnic2 and vmnic3? Any help is appreciated. On a standard switch, there is only one in a relationship so it is clear how vmotion traffic uses a vmnic and port for VM VM uses another but it seems that the switch distributed, it uses all the available vmnic for all traffic, am I correct here? Now, I know that for a single host it would be unwise to use the distributed switch, but I'm just trying to understand how that physical separation using a distributed switch?

  You can specify active / in standby/Unused rising within the dvportgroup itself.  As always, you'll want to VLANS for logical separation.  In addition, you can devote the physical NIC for certain types of traffic to which case you set the rising Active / unused dvportgroup level.  For the 10GbE adapters, you'll need some sort of QoS in the layer of server (such as UCS) platform, or if you have Enterprise Plus, control of network IO.

  All the best,

  Mike

  Post edited by: Mike Brown to recorrect stupid autocorrects

• Help with script distributed switches Reporting

  Hello everyone, my name is Sebastian and I have a question for the VMware community.

  I need to know what network card physical and ESX are connected to a distributed switch. I've found that for Virtual Switch: Re: help with vSwitch reporting script. I would do the same thing with DvSwitch.

  Any idea?

  Thank you very much in advance for your help.

  Kind regards

  Sébastien.

  Take a look at 1. Re: get NIC host assigned to a dvSwitch  

• Question about distributed switching

  Currently, we run a mix of ESX 4.0 host U2 and ESXi 5 U2.  vCenter is version 5.  Most host NIC are 1 GB.  vCenter virtual switches are configured as standard.  We must

  reduce the number of ports Cisco asked our network group where they are at a premium.  Some tests were conducted using the VIRTUAL local area network ports.  Distributed switching

  more that simply centralize network management in vCenter?  It does not reduce the number of NIC host ports or each host still must have his own physical

  connections to networks, he needs to talk about?  What are others doing?  Thank you.

  IT does not reduce the number of physical ports on the host - hosts still needs physical connections to the different networks / VLAN.

• Consolidation and failover for the uplink on the Distributed switch port group

  Hello

  I have a problem with the implementation of a distributed switch, and I don't know I'm missing something!

  I have a few guests with 4 of each physical cards. On the host eash I configured 2 virtual switches (say A and B), with 2 physical network by vSwitch using etherchannel adapter. Everything works fine for etherchannel and route based on the hash of the IP for the latter.

  Recently, I decided to create two distributed switches and move the respective physical ports of virtual switches to this distributed switches. Once again, I want to configure etherchannel and route based on the hash of the IP. But when I open the settings for the uplink port group, aggregation and failover policies are grayed out and cannot be changed. Apparently they inherit configuration also but I don't know where!

  Chantal says:

  Once again, I want to configure etherchannel and route based on the hash of the IP. But when I open the settings for the uplink port group, aggregation and failover policies are grayed out and cannot be changed. Apparently they inherit configuration also but I don't know where!

  You must set the card NIC teaming policy on trade in reality and not on the uplink group more expected.