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Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks: © 2015 Vmware Inc. All Rights Reserved
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks: © 2015 Vmware Inc. All Rights Reserved
Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks: © 2015 Vmware Inc. All Rights Reserved
Module 5
5-5
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Learner Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
• Describe the virtual switch connection types
• Configure and view standard switch configurations, such as virtual machine
port group, VMkernel port, VLAN, and so on
Uplink Ports
Virtual Switch
Virtual Switch Virtual Switch Virtual Switch Virtual Switch Virtual Switch
VM VM VM IP Management
1 2 3 storage Network
VMkernel
Delete the
port group.
5-15
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Learner Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
• Explain how to set the security policies for a standard switch port group
• Explain how to set the traffic shaping policies for a standard switch port group
• Explain how to set the NIC teaming and failover policies for a standard switch
port group
Peak Bandwidth
Average
Time
Burst Size = Bandwidth x Time
Virtual
Switch
Physical
Switch
Internet
Virtual
Switch Physical
Switch
Virtual Physical
NICs NICs
Internet
Virtual Physical
Switch Switch
5-28
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Learner Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to meet the following
objectives:
• List the benefits of using vSphere distributed switches
• Describe the distributed switch architecture
• Create a distributed switch
• Manage the distributed switch
• Describe the properties of a distributed switch
Hidden Virtual
Switches
(I/O Plane)
Virtual
Host 1 Host 2
Uplink
Production Port Group
Distributed
Switch VDS01
Virtual
Physical
Uplinks
vmnic0 vmnic1 vmnic2 vmnic0 vmnic1 vmnic2
ESXi01 ESXi02
View distributed
switch settings.
Migrate physical or
virtual network
adapters to this
distributed switch.
Port binding options include static, dynamic, and ephemeral (no port
binding).
Click VMkernel
Network Adapter.