VMware NetApp FAS 2050HA, Manual

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Figure 4) FAS2050 NFS VIF setup – Modify virtual interface.
The ESX hosts will need to be configured as well. For each ESX host, configure NFS connections to the
storage controllers using a VMkernel port group. The network ports for this NFS VMkernel port group
should be on a non-routable NFS VLAN. For each ESX host, the virtual switch for the NFS VMkernel
should have two network ports that each go to different switches in the network. These two switches are
stacked together with link aggregation configured for the uplink vmnics.
Note : This should be configured as a standard port channel, not using any link aggregation protocols
such as LACP.
To configure an ESX server for NFS connectivity follow the below steps:
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Configuration Tab > Networking > Add networking > VMKernel > Create a New switch
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Provide a Network Label – Example: VMkernel NFS
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Set a VLAN tag (optional)
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rovide the IP address and subnet mask P
NOTE: While performing the network setup the VMotion VMkernel port group and a public Virtual
Machine port group should be configured as well. Also, ensure that the redundant Service Console NIC
is placed in the Service Console port group for redundancy. Depicted below is an example of the
etworking setup for an ESX host for the environment detailed in this document. n
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