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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
1
Log in to the
VMware Infrastructure Client
.
2
Select the host from the inventory panel.
3
Select the
Configuration
tab.
4
Choose
Networking
from the
Hardware
box on the left of the resulting panel.
5
Click
Add Networking
on the top right.
6
Select
Virtual Machine
connection type and click
Next
.
7
Choose
Create a Virtual Switch
or
Use vSwitchX
as desired.
8
Follow the remaining on-screen instructions.
5.4 Configuring Teams
A team allows two or more network adapters to be connected to a virtual switch (vSwitch). The main
benefits of creating a team are:
• Increased network capacity for the virtual switch hosting the team.
• Passive failover in the event one of the adapters in the team fails.
To create a team
1
From the host, select the
Configuration
tab.
2
Select
Networking
from the
Hardware
section.
3
Select
Properties
for the Virtual Switch you want to create the team for.
4
Select the
vSwitch
from the dialog box and click
Edit
.
5
Select
NIC Teaming
.
You can configure the following settings:
• Load Balancing
• Network Failover Detection
• Notify Switches
• Failover
• Failover Order
5.5 Configuring VLANs
There are three methods for creating VLANs on VMware ESX:
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Virtual Switch Tagging (VST)
NOTE:
The VMware ESX host only supports NIC teaming on a single physical switch or stacked
switches.