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vSphere Networking for DevOps

This document provides an overview of vSphere networking concepts. It describes how VMkernel networking provides connectivity for system traffic through VMkernel adapters. A default VMkernel adapter is set up for ESXi management. Additional VMkernel adapters can be created on a vSphere standard switch or distributed switch. The document outlines different types of system traffic and compares capabilities of vSphere standard switches versus distributed switches. It also discusses vSphere networking policies and where they can be applied. Finally, it introduces network I/O control which is used on distributed switches to reserve bandwidth for system traffic and configure bandwidth requirements for individual VMs.

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vSphere Networking for DevOps

This document provides an overview of vSphere networking concepts. It describes how VMkernel networking provides connectivity for system traffic through VMkernel adapters. A default VMkernel adapter is set up for ESXi management. Additional VMkernel adapters can be created on a vSphere standard switch or distributed switch. The document outlines different types of system traffic and compares capabilities of vSphere standard switches versus distributed switches. It also discusses vSphere networking policies and where they can be applied. Finally, it introduces network I/O control which is used on distributed switches to reserve bandwidth for system traffic and configure bandwidth requirements for individual VMs.

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Understanding vSphere Networking

Matt Allford
DevOps Engineer

@mattallford [Link]
Describe VMkernel Networking
VMkernel adapters provide network connectivity to hosts for
system traffic

A VMkernel adapter is set up by default, for ESXi management

VMkernel adapters can be created on a standard switch or a


distributed switch

VMkernel adapters use vmnic uplinks on the virtual switch to


connect to the physical network
System Traffic Types

Management vMotion Provisioning Backup NFC

vSphere vSphere
Fault Tolerance vSAN
Replication Replication NFC
vSphere Standard Switch

vSphere vSphere vSphere


Standard Standard Standard
Switch Switch Switch

Physical NIC(s) Physical NIC(s) Physical NIC(s)


vSphere Standard Switch

vSphere vSphere
vSphere Distributed Switch vSphere
Standard Standard Standard
Switch (Managed by vCenter Server)
Switch Switch

Physical NIC(s) Physical NIC(s) Physical NIC(s)


vSphere Switch Capabilities

vSphere Standard Switch vSphere Distributed Switch


All vSphere editions vSphere Enterprise Plus, or vSAN
VLAN support VLAN and private VLAN support
Network policies Network policies
NIC teaming NIC teaming including load-based teaming
Outbound traffic shaping Inbound and outbound traffic shaping
VM port blocking
Netflow
Port mirroring
vSphere Switch Capabilities

vSphere Standard Switch vSphere Distributed Switch


All vSphere editions LACP
VLAN support Network I/O Control (NIOC)
Network policies Link Layer Discovery Protocol support
NIC teaming Port state monitoring
Outbound traffic shaping Health check
Configuration backup / restore
vSphere Networking Policies

Allows you to control how network Are available on both the vSphere
traffic is configured and managed standard switch and vSphere
within a vSphere environment distributed switch
Networking Policies

vSphere Standard Switch vSphere Distributed Switch


Teaming and failover Teaming and failover

Security Security

Traffic shaping Traffic shaping

VLAN VLAN

Monitoring

Traffic filtering and marking

Resources allocation

Port blocking
Where Network Policies Can Be Applied

vSphere standard switch


- Entire switch
- Standard port group

vSphere distributed switch


- Distributed port group
- Distributed port
- Uplink port group
- Uplink port
Demo

Manage networking on multiple hosts with


vSphere distributed switch
Network Control by Physical NIC

ESXi MGMT

vMotion

iSCSI/vSAN

VM Traffic
Modern Networking – 10/25/50Gb NICs

ESXi MGMT
vMotion
iSCSI/vSAN
VM Traffic
VMware vSphere Product Documentation

Use vSphere Network I/O Control And to resolve situations where


to allocate network bandwidth to several traffic types compete for
business-critical applications common resources
Network I/O Control Overview

Available only on a distributed switch

Used to reserve bandwidth for system traffic, and allows you to


configure bandwidth requirements for individual VMs

When Network I/O Control is enabled, the distributed switch


allocates bandwidth for the traffic that is related to the main
vSphere features
Shares
- A value from 1-100
- Reflect the relative priority of a traffic type
against other traffic types active on the
same physical adapter

Allocation Reservation
- Minimum bandwidth, in Mbps, that must be
Parameters for guaranteed for this traffic type
System Traffic - Total bandwidth reserved among all traffic
types cannot exceed 75%

Limit
- The maximum bandwidth, in Mbps or Gbps,
that a traffic type can consume on a single
physical adapter
Demo

Manage network I/O control on a vSphere


distributed switch
Up Next:
Understanding vSphere Storage

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