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 Management Cluster
vSphere Distributed Switch Name Function Network I/O Control Number of Physical NIC Ports MTU
sfo01-m01-vds01
  • ESXi Management
  • Network IP Storage (NFS)
  • vSAN
  • vSphere vMotion
  • VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint (VTEP)
  • vSphere Replication/vSphere Replication NFC
  • Uplinks (2) for ECMP
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 Management ESXi Hosts
The management distributed switch connects to each of the port groups listed in the Management Virtual Switch Port Groups and VLANs table.
Table 3. Management Virtual Switches by Physical and Virtual NICs
vSphere Distributed Switch vmnic Function
sfo01-m01-vds01 0 Uplink
sfo01-m01-vds01 1 Uplink
Note: The following VLANs are samples. Your actual implementation depends on your environment.
Table 4. Management Virtual Switch Port Groups and VLANs
vSphere Distributed Switch Port Group Name Teaming Policy Active Uplinks VLAN ID
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo01-m01-vds01-management Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1611
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo01-m01-vds01-vmotion Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1612
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo01-m01-vds01-vsan Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1613
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo01-m01-vds01-uplink01 Route based on originating virtual port 1 2711
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo01-m01-vds01-uplink02 Route based on originating virtual port 2 2712
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo01-m01-vds01-nfs Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1615
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo01-m01-vds01-replication Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1616
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo02-m01-vds01-management Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1621
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo02-m01-vds01-vmotion Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1622
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo02-m01-vds01-vsan Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1623
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo02-m01-vds01-uplink01 Route based on originating port 1 2721
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo02-m01-vds01-uplink02 Route based on originating port 2 2722
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo02-m01-vds01-nfs Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1625
sfo01-m01-vds01 sfo02-m01-vds01-replication Route based on physical NIC load 1, 2 1626
sfo01-m01-vds01 Auto Generated (NSX VTEP) Route based on SRC-ID 1, 2 1614
Table 5. Management VMkernel Adapters
vSphere Distributed Switch Network Label Connected Port Group Enabled Services MTU
sfo01-m01-vds01 Management sfo01-m01-vds01-management Management Traffic 1500 (Default)
sfo01-m01-vds01 vMotion sfo01-m01-vds01-vmotion vMotion Traffic 9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 vSAN sfo01-m01-vds01-vsan vSAN 9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 NFS sfo01-m01-vds01-nfs - 9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 Replication sfo01-m01-vds01-replication vSphere Replication traffic

vSphere Replication NFC traffic

9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 Management sfo02-m01-vds01-management Management Traffic 1500 (Default)
sfo01-m01-vds01 vMotion sfo02-m01-vds01-vmotion vMotion Traffic 9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 vSAN sfo02-m01-vds01-vsan vSAN 9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 NFS sfo02-m01-vds01-nfs - 9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 Replication sfo02-m01-vds01-replication vSphere Replication traffic vSphere Replication NFC traffic 9000
sfo01-m01-vds01 VTEP Auto-generated (NSX VTEP) - 9000

For more information on the physical network design specifications, see Physical Networking Design.