The cluster uses a single vSphere distributed switch whose design includes traffic types on the switch, the number of required NICs, jumbo frames configuration, port groups settings, and Network I/O Control settings.
Table 1. Virtual Switch for the Consolidated Cluster
vSphere Distributed Switch Name
Function
Network I/O Control
Number of Physical NIC Ports
MTU
sfo01-w01-vds01
ESXi Management
Management VMs
vSAN
vSphere vMotion
VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint (VTEP)
Uplinks (2) for ECMP
Secondary Storage
Enabled
2
9000
Table 2. Configuration Settings of the Management Port Group
Parameter
Setting
Failover detection
Link status only
Notify switches
Enabled
Failback
Yes
Failover order
Active uplinks: Uplink1, Uplink2
Figure 1. Network Switch Design for ESXi Hosts
Table 3. Virtual Switch by Physical and Virtual NICs
vSphere Distributed Switch
vmnic
Function
sfo01-w01-vds01
0
Uplink
sfo01-w01-vds01
1
Uplink
Note: The following VLANs are samples. Your actual implementation depends on your environment.
