To enable connectivity and network isolation to the virtual infrastructure, configure the physical switches for the Management, Edge, and Compute Clusters.
Procedure
- 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
Management Cluster
100
ESXi Management
ESXi Management
Infrastructure
200
vSphere vMotion
vMotion Network
Infrastructure
300
vSAN Storage
vSAN Network
Infrastructure
100
Management
Management Network
Tenant
20
vCenter HA
vCenter HA Network
Tenant
Edge Cluster
100
ESXi Management
ESXi Management
Infrastructure
200
vSphere vMotion
vMotion Network
Infrastructure
300
vSAN Storage
vSAN Network
Infrastructure
100
Management
Management Network
Tenant
Trunk (0-4094)
External
External Network
Tenant
Trunk (0-4094)
Overlay
Overlay Network
Tenant
Compute Cluster
100
ESXi Management
ESXi Management
Infrastructure
200
vSphere vMotion
vMotion Network
Infrastructure
300
vSAN Storage
vSAN Network
Infrastructure
<N>
Enhanced Data Path / Standard VLAN
Enhanced Data Path VLAN Network
Tenant
70
Enhanced Data Path / Standard Overlay
Overlay Network
Infrastructure
<N>
SR-IOV
SR-IOV Network
Tenant
- Configure ToR switches to terminate the vSphere vMotion and vSAN networks.
- Configure the MTU size to a jumbo frame value on all assigned network ports. MTU jumbo frame values vary by manufacturer.
- Configure the routes between networks.
The following networks must be routed to one another.
-
ESXi management network
-
vSphere vMotion network
-
vSAN network
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