VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch Configuration

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• VSphere of VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch

  I'm a bit confused on VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch and Nexus1000. I'm in 4.1

  my understanding is that Nexus 1000 is an improved version of the vDS and they have different licenses.

  vDS is available in the enterprise and Nexus is available only in Enterprise Plus. Am I wrong?

  The licensing model was different in 4.0?

  NO.

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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
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• 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.

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• 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.

• vNetwork Distributed Switch - School me please!

  Can someone give me a description as to what is happening with a configuration switch vNetwork?  My areas of interest are:

  What happens when I add an ESXi host management network interface active to a distributed switch?

  How are the hosts of ESXi with several NIC supposed to be configured on the physical network?

  Should I have several ESXi host WHAT NIC connected to VLAN separate physics?

  When and how to use groups of dvPort?

  What is the best practice to deploy a vNetwork Distributed Switch in a production environment existing?

  What IP addresses should the virtual machine which will connect to the switch vNetwork have?  Real routable IP or a private beach that lives on the only host of ESXi?

  I have ESXi setup guide and understand 'how' do these things but don't understand what happens when treating several VLAN virtual physics and ESXi hosts being not connected to all local networks.  I tried to set this up a while ago and had a lot of questions while losing connectivity to multiple hosts ESXi and all virtual machines running on the hosts on the network.  I don't want to repeat this mistake!

  You don't have to use the junction of your physical switch ports, it is usually best if you do. When you use the junction ports and assign several VLANS to that port, that means that the virtual switch (standard or distributed) can then talk to the physical switch using assigned VLANs. Which means that a single physical NETWORK card within an ESX host can talk to several VLANs, if you do not use trunking then you can only assign a VLAN by ESX NIC that is not very effective.

  Most of the vSwitches converses with several VLANs, but will have only one or two uplinks, in this scenario, it is almost always necessary to use port trunking.

  Does that answer your question?

• How can I change the name of vNetwork Distributed Switch?

  vNetwork Distributed Switch name is Test iSCSC. But the esxcfg command recognizes not (single Test). So how can change it to other as test what esxcfg pouvez know or remove the vDS?

  Thank you!

  George

  You can unlink the vmnic of the vDS?

  for example

  esxcfg-vswitch -Q vmnic0 -V  
  

  You should be able to identify the dvPort using esxcfg-vswitch - l, if your dvSwitch has spaces in the name, use quotes around the name of the dvSwitch.

  There is also a pattern of recovery procedure in the documentation of vDS, you can go there if you deleted accidentally networking of your Service Console.

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• vNetwork Distributed switches

  I read somewhere that he said,

  "The Cisco Nexus 1000V series is VMware Ready certified to be compatible with VMware vSphere as a vNetwork Distributed Switch with support for VMware ESX and ESXi hypervisors and integration with VMware vCenter Server"

  My question is, can to impliment in vSphere 4 without vNetwork Distributed Switch Cisco Nexus 1000V.

  Thank you

  Third VSwitches, such as the Nexus 1000V, need support to the vNetwork switches distributed.  This means that you must have the Enterprise + licenses for vSphere to take advantage of the Nexus.

  The API used by the third-party switches distributed vNetwork is only for the distributed switches.

  -jk

• Can I create with vSphere Enterprise Edition distributed vNetwork distributed switch?

  From the following URL, I wonder whether we can create vNetwork distributed switch with our existing Enterprise Edition.

  http://www.VMware.com/products/vSphere/buy/editions_comparison.html

  If the answer is YES, could any elaborate colleague on "Enabler for 3rd party switch support?  Currently, we use DELL switches.

  Thank you

  as said Enterprise Plus license is necessary for a vNetwork Distributed Switch.  You can create one under Enterprise license, but don't be fooled, you can not use.

  Maybe VMware one day will remove the ability to create even one based on the license model.

• How can I make new vNetwork Distributed Switch active?

  When right click on data center to create the new vNetwork Distributed Switch, the menu is not able (gray color). How can I make new vNetwork Distributed Switch active?

  Thank you!

  George

  To use vNetwork Distributed Switch, you need the license of vSphere Enterprise Plus.  Another version of vSphere does not include this feature.  You also need a vCenter Server license.

  Best wishes / Saludos

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• vNetwork Distributed Switch use case?

  Hi, I understand what a vNetwork Distributed Switch is, but I'm not sure if I know that all use cases.    Is used only so that you don't have to create the same exchanges on each server in the cluster for Vmotion?  Or are there other reasons?   Why switch dist. vN would be a reason to between ORL more?

  Thanks for your help.

  This video might also be useful:

  http://www.hypervizor.com/2009/10/vSphere-40-vNetwork-distributed-switch-VDS-video-demonstration-architecture-diagram/

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• Reclassification vNetwork Distributed Switch from 4.0 to 4.1

  Hello

  When I created a new vNDS in 4.1, the dialog box will give a choice to choose between versions 4.0 and 4.1. So that means there are 2 versions of this vDS (which should, as the new version adds new features).

  Now that there are 2 versions, how us improve it? Need the host to be in maintenance mode (and rebooted) since we are changing something in the VMkernel level?

  If the management network is also on the DS vNetwork, he re - connect automatically?

  The 4.1 update guide does not cover the this still.

  Thanks in advance.

  E1

  I have not tried this upgrade, but all the information is available in the ESX configuration guide that is accessible from the link http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esx_server_config.pdf check the page number for the check number 32 page for upgrade a vDS to a newer Version.

  It doesn't mention any criteria on the host in maintenance mode

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• Not to see the hosts creating vNetwork Distributed Switch

  I'm new on vSphere and set up my lab with 2 servers IBM shared storage. I just created a cluster and attempted to create a dvswitch. When I get to the dialog box to add hosts and their physical cards, no servers are displayed. If I choose the option to add later, I still don't see them add them.

  This is just a simple cluster of two servers. This part works without any other problem that I have a caveat of not having redundant links to the service console.

  I feel I'm missing just something simple, but have not been able to understand. Any help or ideas are appreciated.

  You use the Eval license or a license key valid? If you are using a brand of license key valid of course, it is an Enterprise Plus license.

  In the past if you had no business license would not show that all guests were available to add to the DVS.

• Distributed switches

  Hola amigos tengo una duda con los switches distributed, probably will be una tonteria.

  Exactly, what application practica podemos dar a los switches distributed?

  What el siguiente caso, ellos uno? :

  I have 2 ESX, y cada uno tiene 4 cards of red than configurated siguiente manera in each of ESX:

  • 1 con vSwitch 2 cards, una en Eve y the other campaign Online that offers service of VMotion + Console Service
  • 1 con vSwitch 2 cards, una en watch y Online other than Máquinas Office service offers.

  Ahora tengo the use una tarjeta red necesitat para otros usos, por example para servicio offer an otras s VM. No tengo tarjetas free Red y tampoco tengo € buy nuevas tarjetas para... . ¿Puedo use switches distributed para lo siguiente? :

  Set a switch e between ESX para that use back red tarjetas para VMotion + Console service. In this way, me sobran back red antes tambien antrs tarjetas para VMotion there Console of Service.

  Realmente, asi works ¿esto? Puedo tener back UN ESX red tarjetas para as por ellas pase el trafico of Service Console del donde estan instaladas how ESX + VMotion y también del otro ESX?

  En fin, son dudas existential...

  Kind regards!

  Hola XC:

  Aquí tienes a document than explica vDS http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/VMware-vNetwork-Distributed-Switch-DS-EN.pdf

  None are known only homogeneizar feature the config between hosts (important in large despligues) sino that also added a mas virtualizacion del chemistry control networking.

  Algo a muy into account when usa is vDS, are as vCenter has to be HIGHLY AVAILABLE. The administration of esta feature is through vCenter, por lo if hace este falla y no is tiene acceso a tampoco el is podrá manage vDS.

  A greeting.

• 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...