Virtual switch distributed on ESXi integrated Client Host

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• 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?

• Virtual switch on several esxi

  Hello guys,.

  I need to create a virtual network on several hypervisor. I know it's possible to add each NETWORK adapter on a Vnet, but it's just for a hypervisor. Also, I find an open vswitch application that works on multiple hypervisor, but there is no support on Vmware. There is only a single http://nicira.com that works across multiple esx, but it's not free.

  do you have any suggestions or any other solution for this problem?

  oxment wrote:

  Sorry I'm not pro on a network, but I have a question here.

  For example if I have a VM1 on ESX1 and VM10 on ESX10.

  I attribute VNIC1 of VM1 to a port group on ESX1 and lable as VLAN10.

  At the same time, I assign a group of ports on ESX10 VNIC1 from VM10 and set it as VLAN10.

  So I guess I need to put all the switches in the trunk.

  When I want to send a package of VM1 to VM10 what will happen?

  It's my scenario:

  Switch1 takes the packe and send it to all ports and then switch 2 and send it to all ports of its own ports and this continues in all switches. (know how switches on the configuration of VLANS within ESX) and I think he do additional traffic on switches.

  No, the frame will be sent only once since the beginning to end and will not appear on any other than those ports on the switch. It's actually the main features of switches from the poles. There will be a minimal impact on the network, i.e. all as well as the sending of any random image between two network devices.

• 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...

• 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.

• 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.

• 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/

• Distributed Virtual Switch 5.1 update

  Hi all

  We have a vmware vsphere Cluster with 7 v 5.1 ESXi hosts 838463

  We have the form of upgrade version 5.0 to 5.1 ESXi ESXi and vCenter Server since version 5.0 to 5.1 September 2012.

  Now, I noticed that (just a little late...  ;-)) all the distributed virtual switches (we have 2 DVS) need to upgrade.  Version of DVS resulted, in fact, to be 5.0.

  (I saw in vSphere client connected to the server vCenter Server - networking).

  I wasn't expecting this behavior, DVS independent upgrade of host or vcenter server upgrade?

  It is possible DVS upgrade during the normal activity of the infrastructure?

  Thanks in advance

  Anna

  Think about the situation,

  don't forget that a dVS is a virtual switch split on all hosts, if the dVS has been automatically upgraded to the new version and there were incompatibilities or new features that were not available in the switch downstream you might run the risk of a network outage.

  in my opinion rightly done VMware cela a phyiscal post upgrade task,

• 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.

• 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.

• ESXi Virtual Switch running only 100 megabits

  I've just set up a new network with a Dell Poweredge T710 server with

  the back 4 gigabit ports.  There ESXi 4.1 installed with flash

  drive.  It is currently running 4 guests Windows 2008.  They also have a 48 port

  Dell gigabit switch.  I noticed that customers believe that they are

  connected via 100 megabits.  I can't find anything within ESXi to adjust

  the speed of the virtual switch.  I also fear that any adjustment

  would possibly make a total loss of the network to me, and I would lose the

  ability to manage the host and the guest.  Anyone with knowledge on

  This, please advise.

  If you click on the virtual button, and then click Properties, you can adjust the settings of the network adapter.   You can also use the PuTTY and the esxcfg-NICS - l command

  to see what NETWORK adapters are connected to.

  You have the latest version of VMtools installed inside the guest?

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• Advice on how best to configure the network adapters and virtual switch in ESX host

  I'm new to VMware and am its implementation.  I got my training a few weeks ago, and now I'm configing my hosts.  I have 3 guests, each have 2 network cards.  There is a virtual switch that ESX creates when it is installed (vSwtich0).  The books said that it is advisable to delete the VM network port of virtual machine that is assigned to the value group default virtual switch and put it on another virtual switch so that you keep your management network separated from the network of the vm for performance and security.  If I do this, all my virtual machines will have to go to 1 NIC b/c I only have 2 NICs per host.  I thought that I have just to keep all my groups of ports on the default vSwitch0 and add my second NETWORK adapter so that I can take advantage of the Association of NICs for redundancy and load balancing.  However, I'm not sure on the performance and the security risks.  Do you have any ideas or advice?  I could also create two virtual switches and put my virtual machines on one which would have a NETWORK card dedicated and put my service and Kernal VM console on another virtual switch with a dedicated network card.  However, in this scenario, I have no fault tolerance or load balancing.  We are a small shop and we have about 10-15 VMs on each host.  I don't have access to b/c distributed switching we paid only for the company (not more).  Thank you.

  Hi and welcome to the forums,

  With 10-15 VMs per box and I guess that I would seriously consider adding two extra cards for each host in the production machines. You could then do something like:

  vSwitch0 - vmnic0, vmnic2, vmnic3 - Console of Service, VM LAN network

  vSwitch1 - vmnic1 - VMkernel

  That would give you redundancy and performance to access your hosts (SC) and also for all your virtual machines. The VMkernel would get a NETWORK card dedicated for vMotion and could be on a separate network. He didn't need redundancy really as if the NIC sank the only issue is that you cannot vmotion virtual machines. In this case you would just move one of the NIC workgroup through to those switches manually.

  If you only have 2 network cards, then I would say having a vSwitch with two attached network adapters and VLAN the VMkernel may be off. I want absolutely to the redundancy of having two cards together.

  Hope this helps,

  Dan

• ESXi 3.5 host to be used as a Client?

  Hi all

  Please forgive the questioning of basic, I'm quite new on the concept and the technology!

  I installed ESxi 3.5 on a Dell T810 32-bit Tower Server, I P2V converted to a virtual machine on the same server, I can access the server via the Client assuming VI and get "on line" with VM, etc. using remote desktop etc from my laptop. However, we want to deploy this tower as a Desktop Server effectively. Is it possible to configure ESXi "Host?" as a customer, thet Gets the behavior of a normal workstation?, IE turns in this case, or at least with a few clicks, I have a monitor and Kepboard etc attached, when the server is restarted, etc. it initializes and powers up to the configuration screen.

  Thanks much for any help you may offer.

  Myles

  ESX/ESXi is virtualization "bare metal". To keep the ESX/ESXi on the host server, you will not have a 'normal' windows environment to begin directly. Even with ESXi, there is only a very limited "gui" that is displayed for the management of the essential elements/aspects of the hypervisor. The ESX/ESXi hosts are designed to reside in data centers and server rooms. Not on the desktop of an end user.

  So, no, you will not be able to deploy the ESXi HOST server as a workstation. If you want to deploy as a workstation, you need to install a workstation OS on it, destroying ESXi in the process.

  My own ESXi 4 server is probably the most powerful system in my environment. I wouldn't dream of trying to do a 'normal' job He will remain an ESXi host until I have newer, faster, more powerful servers to support ESXi features. At this point, I could convert it to a workstation (it's a Dell Precision Workstation T7400 after all).

  If you want people to have access to the server you have converted, give them the URL that is for THAT VM. Or install the client to vCenter on their desktop/workstation computer and give them access to this VM (no admin, just run/use the VM permissions right).

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• 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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