VMware Basic Networking Distributed Switch - How to Create, Architecture & Demo Module 6-1

This course is designed to teach the basics of networking in a VMware vSphere environment as well as give Demo for hands-on experience on installing and configuring the Virtual networks. By the end of this course, from a networking perspective, both the virtual machine and host networking configuration will be covered including Physical and Virtual Networking basics, Introduction to VMware, vSphere standard switch, vSphere distributed switch, Host and VM networking, Resource Management and Advanced Features.

In this lesson, We have covered vSphere Distributed switch, How to configure a vSphere distributed switch, Architecture of vSphere distributed and a Demo on how to create a vSphere distributed switch, Port Groups, Add Virtual Machine to the distributed port group.

Session1: Introduction to Course

[anthonycharles]

For consistency the NICs from the ESXi hosts should be configured to use the same uplinks. This will avoid any confusion when managing the vSphere environment

[LogicArray]

Hi
At first I would like to thank such well explained clip.
I do have a question is it necessary to have distributed switch for Mcafee MOVE deployment to be successful?

[soorajrajendran]

But how the different exsi hosts are interconnected? Is it thorugh the physical network ?

[aucklandaws]

Hi Niyas,
Do you have any video to connect two desktops using virtual switch to create homelab.Purpose is to get hands on for exchange server and security policy roll out

[SteinerSE]

Would it be a good idea to create 2 distributed switches, each with dedicated separate uplinks and use one for the vkernel (management net etc) and one for the Vms data/lab? With 4 NICs per switch, should you use them separate or would it be an idea to pair them two and two with the nics in a pair providing increased throughput (LACP/LAG) and the pairs redundancy?

[pa]

Hello Niyas. Are you using 10gbps as in the network configuration says 10gbps? Thank you

[ananthfx]

Very useful content. Please make changes when you say ESXi host. Its bit annoying.