To enable connectivity and network isolation to the virtual infrastructure, configure the physical switches for the Management, Edge, and Compute Clusters.

Procedure

  1. Configure the VLAN IDs on the two physical switches.
    The following VLAN IDs are only indicative and used only to describe the deployment steps. Replace them with VLAN IDs that fit the network design of your environment.

    VLAN

    ID

    Function

    Port Group

    Network Type

    Compute Cluster

    100

    ESXi Management

    ESXi Management

    Infrastructure

    200

    vSphere vMotion

    vMotion Network

    Infrastructure

    300

    vSAN Storage

    vSAN Network

    Infrastructure

    <N>

    N indicates any VLAN.

    SR-IOV

    SR-IOV Network

    Tenant
  2. Configure ToR switches to terminate the vSphere vMotion and vSAN networks.
  3. Configure the MTU size to a jumbo frame value on all assigned network ports. MTU jumbo frame values vary by switch manufacturer.
  4. Configure the routes between the following networks:

    • ESXi management network

    • vSphere vMotion network

    • vSAN network