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Tag: vSphere distributed switch

vSphere Distributed Switch Configuration and Best Practices Guide
VMware

vSphere Distributed Switch Configuration and Best Practices Guide

VMware vSphere has many advanced networking features as part of the solution. These allow VIadmins to configure just about any setting they need for their network. By default, the vSphere…

by Brandon LeeJune 20, 2024June 20, 2024
Change ESXi Management IP Address and VLAN on vSphere Distributed Switches VDS
Networking

Change ESXi Management IP Address and VLAN on vSphere Distributed Switches VDS

As I have posted the last few days, I have been undertaking some home lab network redesign and moving a few things around. This includes carving out a proper management…

by Brandon LeeDecember 10, 2021December 11, 2023
Change IP ESXi for vSAN host with VDS
vSAN

Change IP ESXi for vSAN host with VDS

I am doing a bit of network redesign in the home lab (a new post to come on that soon), for better manageability and security practices. With that being said,…

by Brandon LeeDecember 6, 2021March 27, 2024
What is the vSphere Distributed Switch Health Check?
Networking

What is the vSphere Distributed Switch Health Check?

VMware vSphere networking can often be plagued by misconfigurations and other settings that can cause issues in your vSphere environment. Even though the vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) helps to eliminate…

by Brandon LeeFebruary 5, 2020January 11, 2021
What is the VMware NSX-T Virtual Distributed Switch N-VDS Deployment and Migration
NSX-T

What is the VMware NSX-T Virtual Distributed Switch N-VDS Deployment and Migration

The virtual network switches in VMware vSphere are the component of the virtual infrastructure that performs the heavy lifting of getting packets im and out of the vSphere virtual environment.…

by Brandon LeeMay 20, 2019January 11, 2021
Configure Network I/O Control NIOC with vSAN vSphere Distributed Switch
vSAN

Configure Network I/O Control NIOC with vSAN vSphere Distributed Switch

Recently, in the home lab, I wanted to move to converged networking with vSphere Distributed Switch on my “production” vSAN cluster running my various home lab resources (nested, etc). Prior…

by Brandon LeeMay 10, 2019November 22, 2023
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
Create VMware vSphere Distributed Switch VDS for NSX Data Center
NSX

Create VMware vSphere Distributed Switch VDS for NSX Data Center

In deploying a VMware NSX environment, one of the first things that you will want to do is create vSphere Distributed Switches for the hosts in the environment to use…

by Brandon LeeJanuary 4, 2019January 11, 2021

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