vSphere 5.Here we will see how to add the ISCSI storage to the Vmware ESXi 5.5 hosts using VSphere web-client.As you know ISCSI storage is very cheap and many companies are preferred to deploy ISCSI storage for low and mid range servers.Now, leave other options as it is and click OK button. This is how virtual machine can use different physical adapters to communicate with other networks. This hash value is used to select the physical adapter for outbound traffic. The route based on IP hash policy uses source IP and destination IP to create hash value. Select route based on IP hash on load balancing option under policy exceptions. Now, to configure the load balancing option, on the same vSwitch0 properties box, select vSwitch and click Edit button as shown above. We will leave the default and click Next button and click Finish. Here you can change the order of adapters differently for different port groups. After selecting the adapter click Next button. Now click the Add button and select the network adapter that you want to team up with existing adapter. VSwitch0 properties dialog box opens as shown below. So let’s add another physical NIC to existing vSwitch0.Ĭlick properties of vSwitch0 of standard switch as shown below.
Single virtual switch named vSwitch0 is connected to single physical Network Adapter. The screenshot below shows our current network scenario. Now, lets configure NIC teaming in ESXi server. SwitchA(config-if-range)#switchport mode trunk SwitchA(config-if-range)#channel-group 1 mode on
SwitchA(config)#int range fastEthernet 0/1 – 2 The ESXi 5.0 server doesn’t support LACP so we will configure link aggregation statically without defining dynamic protocols (like LACP and PAGP). Here we will configure Ether channel in cisco switch.įirst, lets configure Ether channel in Cisco 2960 switch. The IEEE standard for Ether channel or bundle is called 802.1AX. Similarly, combination of ports in switch is called link aggregation or Ether channel in Cisco terms and Bundle in Juniper terms. This combination of two NICs in physical server is called NIC teaming. We will combine two NICs of physical server and two ports of switch and then configure trunk ports. ESXi 5.0 is installed in this physical host. We have one physical server with two NICs. The diagram below shows our Network scenario. To configure these technologies its better if you have basic knowledge of VLANs and Ether channel. In addition, we will configure Ether channel and Trunk ports in Cisco switch. Today we will configure NIC teaming in ESXi server. The NIC teaming combines multiple NICs of physical machine doubling the speed and providing redundant links. Similarly, ESXi server has a feature called NIC teaming. Ether channel or bundle is a technology used in switches that combines multiple ports in switch and work like single link but at the same time doubling the speed. After installing ESXi 5.0 server in physical server, you might want to connect your ESXi host with Ether channel switch. Today I will talk about configuring redundant and high speed links in ESXi server. High availability is a major requirement of every organization.