Contents 4
Configuring Uplinks to a vNet (LACP) ..................................................................................................... 62
Installation and configuration ..................................................................................................................... 64
Summary............................................................................................................................................. 70
Results ................................................................................................................................................ 71
Scenario 1:6 – VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and Link Aggregation using LACP
(802.3ad) – VMware ESX ................................................................................................................... 73
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 73
Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 73
Configuring Uplinks to a vNet (LACP) ..................................................................................................... 73
Installation and configuration ..................................................................................................................... 75
Summary............................................................................................................................................. 84
Results ................................................................................................................................................ 85
Scenario 1:7 – Private Networks (Simple vNet) ...................................................................................... 88
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 88
Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 88
Installation and configuration ..................................................................................................................... 90
Summary............................................................................................................................................. 95
Results ................................................................................................................................................ 95
Chapter 2: Flex-10 Scenario ................................................................................................................ 98
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 98
Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 98
Scenario 2:1 - Flex-10 - VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and Mapped VLANs -
Windows 2003/2008 ..................................................................................................................... 100
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 100
Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 100
Installation and configuration ................................................................................................................... 102
Summary........................................................................................................................................... 109
Result ................................................................................................................................................ 109
Adding additional NICs to an existing server Profile ................................................................................... 116
Summary................................................................................................................................................ 119
Result ................................................................................................................................................ 119
Scenario 2:2 - Flex-10 - VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and Mapped VLANs -
Windows 2008 Hyper-V ................................................................................................................... 122
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 122
Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 123
Installation and configuration ................................................................................................................... 124
Summary........................................................................................................................................... 133
Result ................................................................................................................................................ 133
Scenario 2:3 - Flex-10 - VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and Mapped VLANs - ESX
4 ................................................................................................................................................... 140
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 140
Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 141
Installation and configuration ................................................................................................................... 142
Summary........................................................................................................................................... 151
Result ................................................................................................................................................ 151
Scenario 2:4 - Flex-10 - VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and Tunneled VLANs - ESX
4 ................................................................................................................................................... 155
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 155
Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 156
Installation and configuration ................................................................................................................... 157
