Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
VMware
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
268
5.5
Configuring
VLANs
There
are
three
methods
for
creating
VLANs
on
VMware
ESX:
1
Virtual
Switch
Tagging
(VST)
2
External
Switch
Tagging
(EST)
3
Virtual
Guest
Tagging
(VGT)
For
EST
and
VGT
tagging,
consult
the
documentation
for
the
switch
or
for
the
guest
OS.
To
Configure
Virtual
Switch
Tagging
(VST)
With
vSwitch
tagging:
•
All
VLAN
tagging
of
packets
is
performed
by
the
virtual
switch,
before
leaving
the
VMware
ESX
host.
•
The
host
network
adapters
must
be
connected
to
trunk
ports
on
the
physical
switch.
•
The
port
groups
connected
to
the
virtual
switch
must
have
an
appropriate
VLAN
ID
specified.
NOTE:
VMware
recommend
that
you
create
or
amend
VLAN
details
from
the
physical
console
of
the
server,
not
via
the
Infrastructure
Client,
to
prevent
potential
disconnections.
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
a
Port
Group
and
click
Edit
.
5
Enter
a
valid
VLAN
ID
(0
equals
no
VLAN).
6
Click
OK
.
Further
Reading
•
NIC
teaming
in
VMware
ESX
Server:
•
VMware
ESX
Server
host
requirements
for
link
aggregation: