Module 5: Configure and Manage Virtual Networks Standard virtual switch/ Distributed virtual switch Enable the PortFast, Trunk and EtherChannel in the physical switch port that is connected to the physical host NIC 802.3AD – NIC teaming, 802.1Q – VLAN trunking Network policies: Security/ Traffic Shaping/ NIC teaming Security:- Promiscuous Mode: e.g. intrusion detection system- MAC … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 2
Category: Virtualization
Inconsistent ESXi vmnic Numbering on HX5
I am currently working on a virtualization project – deploying vSphere 5.0 on IBM H Chassis /w HX5 Blades. Each ESXi host is built on the HX5 scalable complex which stacks two physical HX5 Blade servers. The expected vmnic numbering should be: vmnic 0, 1, 18, 19 are 1G Broadcom Ethernet; vmnic 2, 3, 4, … Continue reading Inconsistent ESXi vmnic Numbering on HX5
RDM Causes ESXi Host Boot Delay
We have a bunch of ESXi 5.0 servers running on the same IBM hardware. Some of them only take about 2 minutes to boot up, but some need roughly 45 minutes to finish the boot process. I compared the differences of those hosts, the only difference that I can see is that the hosts with … Continue reading RDM Causes ESXi Host Boot Delay
vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 1
I have been using VMware vSphere for many years, and always plan to get my certificate since VCP 3. Now eventually I get the chance to attend a 5 days’ training, and will take the VCP 5 exam after the training. In these 5 days, I will keep the notes in my blog for future … Continue reading vSphere 5.0 Install, Configure, Manage Training Day 1
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance (VSA)
vSphere Storage Applicance （VSA）is aimed at the SMB (Small and Mid-size Business) customers who may not be in a position to purchase a physical SAN or NAS array for their virtual infrastructure, and as a result, these customers do not have shared storage. VSA Overview
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