Scenario 1:6 – VLAN Tagging (802.1Q) with Multiple Shared Uplink Sets (SUS) and Link Aggregation using LACP (802.3ad) –
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Defining a Server Profile with NICs Connections to Multiple VLANs, via GUI
Each server NIC will connect to a specific network.
On the Virtual Connect Manager screen, click Define, Server Profile to create a Server Profile
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Create a server profile called “ESX-1”
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In the Network Port 1 drop down box, select “Multiple Networks”
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When the Server VLAN Tag to vNet Mappings popup appears, configure as follows;
In the vNet Name drop down, select PROD-A-1 and check Untagged
Click Add Mapping
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Select PROD-B-1
Click Add Mapping
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Select PROD-C-1
Click Add Mapping
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Select PROD-D-1
Click OK
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In the Network Port 2 drop down box, select “Multiple Networks”
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When the Server VLAN Tag to vNet Mappings popup appears, configure as follows;
In the vNet Name drop down, select PROD-A-2 and check Untagged
Click Add Mapping
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Select PROD-B-2
Click Add Mapping
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Select PROD-C-2
Click Add Mapping
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Select PROD-D-2
Click OK
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In the Assign the Profile to a Server Bays, select Bay 1 and apply
Defining a Server Profile with NICs Connections to Multiple VLANs, via CLI
The following command(s) can be copied and pasted into an SSH based CLI session with Virtual Connect
# Create and Assign Server Profile App-1
add profile ESX-1 –nodefaultenetconn -nodefaultfcconn
add enet-connection ESX-1 pxe=Enabled
add enet-connection ESX-1 pxe=Disabled
add server-port-map ESX-1:1 PROD-A-1 VLanId=101 Untagged=True
add server-port-map ESX-1:1 PROD-B-1 VLanId=102
add server-port-map ESX-1:1 PROD-C-1 VLanId=103
add server-port-map ESX-1:1 PROD-D-1 VLanId=104
add server-port-map ESX-1:2 PROD-A-2 VLanId=101 Untagged=True
add server-port-map ESX-1:2 PROD-B-2 VLanId=102
add server-port-map ESX-1:2 PROD-C-2 VLanId=103
add server-port-map ESX-1:2 PROD-D-2 VLanId=104
assign profile ESX-1 enc0:1
