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Tag: vmkernel

Failed to add a vSphere Distributed Switch VMkernel adapter on ESXi Host
NSX

Failed to add a vSphere Distributed Switch VMkernel adapter on ESXi Host

In working with a distributed switch configuration applied to a 3-node nested vSAN cluster in the home lab, I had an issue with the initial installation of a particular vSphere…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 7, 2019January 11, 2021
Automate vSwitch and VMkernel configuration VMware PowerCLI
VMware PowerCLI

Automate vSwitch and VMkernel configuration VMware PowerCLI

As we have already detailed in this post about how we can configure VMware clusters with PowerCLI and the benefits of doing so, the sky is the limit in what…

by Brandon LeeMay 26, 2017
Configure FreeNAS 9.10 NFS VMware ESXi 6 datastore
VMware

Configure FreeNAS 9.10 NFS VMware ESXi 6 datastore

Many choose to use NFS as opposed to iSCSI in their VMware vSphere environments.  NFS has a lot of benefits and use cases particularly when we look at the efficiency…

by Brandon LeeMay 2, 2017February 13, 2024
VMware vSphere 6.5 Change vmkernel MTU size
vSphere 6.5

VMware vSphere 6.5 Change vmkernel MTU size

When dealing with VMkernel ports in vSphere 6.5 for most use cases for performance, we want to enable jumbo frames on the vmkernel ports to allow for less fragmentation of…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 21, 2017January 11, 2021
Troubleshooting NSX VXLAN jumbo frames in nested lab
NSX

Troubleshooting NSX VXLAN jumbo frames in nested lab

In working recently in a nested VMware environment running three clusters and NSX, I ran into a jumbo frames issue with VXLAN connectivity across the clusters.  I was simulating different…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 9, 2016January 11, 2021

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