Virtual Networking with 6 natachasery

This article written by Edward Haletky shows how to best use the NIC ports on a server with 6 ports:

pNIC0 - & gt; vSwitch0 - & gt; Portgroup0 (service console)

pNIC1 - & gt; vSwitch0 - & gt; Portgroup1 (VMotion)

pNIC2 - & gt; vSwitch1 - & gt; Portgroup2 (storage area network)

pNIC3 - & gt; vSwitch1 - & gt; Portgroup2 (storage area network)

pNIC4 - & gt; vSwitch2 - & gt; Portgroup3 (the VM network)

pNIC5 - & gt; vSwitch2 - & gt; Portgroup3 (the VM network)

The ESX talk article.  If this should be different for ESXi?

Also, maybe it's stupid, but I don't understand how he can get all the data in the production of LAN in this scenario.   Should not at least the an of the natachasery be connected to the local network?

I am currently working on a visio diagram, I'll try to tie it.

Do not use on the same switches iSCSI, vmotion and management or you create 4 VLANS (2 for iSCSI) and 1 for Vmotion and 1 for the management and port trunk between switch for Vmotion and management VLAN.

In any case for a BETTER conservation perforormance use only dedicated switches for iSCSI.

André

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