Solarflare
Server
Adapter
User
Guide
Solarflare
Adapters
on
VMware
Issue
20
©
Solarflare
Communications
2017
267
Granting
access
to
the
NIC
from
the
Virtual
Machine
To
allow
guest
operating
systems
access
to
the
Solarflare
NIC,
you
will
need
to
connect
the
device
to
a
vSwitch
to
which
the
guest
also
has
a
connection.
You
can
either
connect
to
an
existing
vSwitch,
or
create
a
new
vSwitch
for
this
purpose.
To
create
a
new
vSwitch:
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.
NOTE:
The
VMware
ESX
host
only
supports
NIC
teaming
on
a
single
physical
switch
or
stacked
switches.
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