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VMware vSphere VMkernel configuration

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5.4 VMware vSphere VMkernel configuration The following table contains the configuration details for the VxFlex VDS with four VMkernel adapters assigned (see chapter 6). VMkernel adapter settings Network label Connected port group Enabled services MTU Comment management atx01-w01-vds01-management Management traffic 9000 Management vMotion atx01-w01-vds01-vmotion vMotion traffic VxFlex-data01 atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data01 N/A 9000 Optional for VxFlex deployment 9000 Used by SDC driver VxFlex-data02 atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data02 N/A 9000 Used by SDC driver Figure 9 is taken from vCenter > Home > Networking > atx01-w01-vds > Configure > Topology and shows the completed topology of vDS-VxFlex showing port groups and VLAN assignments, VMkernels and IP addresses, and physical NIC uplinks. Note that some port groups, like atx01-w01vds-vmotion, have been collapsed for brevity. VDS atx01-w01-vds01 topology shown in vCenter 25 VxFlex Network Deployment Guide using Dell EMC Networking 25GbE switches and OS10EE

Section	Page
1 Introduction	6
1.1 Typographical conventions	6
1.2 Attachments	7
1.3 Dell EMC VxFlex	7
2 Hardware overview	8
2.1 Dell EMC Networking S3048-ON	8
2.2 Dell EMC Networking S5248F-ON	8
2.3 Dell EMC VxFlex Ready Node (R740xd)	8
3 VxFlex networking overview	9
3.1 Network topologies	9
3.1.1 Production network	9
3.1.2 Management network	10
3.2 Network connectivity	11
3.1 Connections to OOB management switch	12
3.2 IP addressing	14
3.3 Switch preparation	16
4 Dell EMC Networking S5248F-ON 25GbE switch configuration	18
4.1 Initializing switches	18
4.2 S5248F-ON leaf switch configuration	18
4.3 Verify switch configuration	20
4.3.1 show vlt domain id	20
4.3.2 show vlt domain id mismatch	21
4.3.3 show vlt domain id backup-link	21
4.3.4 show vlt mac-inconsistency	22
4.3.5 show spanning-tree brief	22
4.3.6 show vrrp brief	22
5 VMware virtual network design	23
5.1 ESXi management	23
5.2 Load balancing	23
5.3 Configuration details	23
5.4 VMware vSphere VMkernel configuration	25
6 Deploy Dell EMC VxFlex	27
6.1 Deploy the VxFlex plug-in	27
6.2 Upload the VxFlex OVA template	27
6.3 Deploy VxFlex using the deployment wizard	27
6.3.1 MDM Virtual IP Addresses	30
6.4 VxFlex GUI	31
7 Best practices	32
7.1 Maximum Transmission Unit size	32
7.2 Configure Quality of Service using DiffServ	34
A Troubleshoot SDS connectivity	36
B Routing VxFlex Virtual Machine traffic	37
C Validated hardware and components	39
D Validated software	40
E Supported switches	41
F Product manuals and technical guides	42
G Fabric Design Center	43