A network pool must include vMotion network information. Depending on the type of storage you are using, you may also need to provide network information for vSAN and NFS.

The subnet in a network pool cannot overlap the subnet of another pool.

Procedure

  1. On the SDDC Manager Dashboard, click Administration > Network Settings..
  2. Click Create Network Pool.
  3. Enter a name for the network pool.
  4. Select the network type(s).
    You can include both vSAN and NFS network information in the same network pool, or create separate network pools for vSAN and NFS. For VMFS on FC storage, select vMotion only or vMotion and NFS.
  5. Provide the following network information for the selected network type(s).
    1. Enter a VLAN ID between 1 and 4094.
    2. Enter an MTU between 1500 and 9216.
    3. In the Network field, enter a subnet IP address.
    4. Enter the subnet mask.
    5. Enter the default gateway.
    6. Enter an IP address range from which an IP address can be assigned to hosts that are associated with this network pool.
      The IP address range must be from within the specified subnet. You cannot include the IP address of the default gateway in the IP address range. You can enter multiple IP address ranges.
      Note: Ensure that you have entered the correct IP address range. IP ranges cannot be edited after the network pool is created.
  6. Click Save.