Network bonding in Vmware and other operating systems
Hi, Well we sorted out our domain issues - it was all due to the Broadcom network bonding/teaming software we use from Dell. Removing the software and using one NIC worked like a charm, and we now have 2 W2k8 domain controllers up and working very well. Will probably go native with W2k8 tomorrow or Monday. That lead me onto another question that I have with my Vmware installs. Does Vmware allow you to do network bonding, or is this even a recommended configuration? I am asking because I can see a requirement to have the management port and the server ports on two different network cards (though they can of course share the same interface if you wanted), but I just wanted to know if it did bonding at all of interfaces? We bond across switches, but just use the standard host-based bonding, where if one card can't communicate, the system tries through the other card. Thanks. Andrew. -- allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the allpay.net Information Security Manager at the number above.
Hi Andrew: I'm pretty sure ESX supports this but don't know off the top of my head how to do it. As to getting the service console and various VM instances talking on different nics, this is done by simply using different virtual switches. The service console gets its own virtual switch and that can be associated with one NIC, then you can use another virtual switch for all your VMs. There is yet a third virtual switch called VMKernel that is used for VMotion and ISCSI SAN connections. If you're working with a single ESX server, you probably won't use it. Hopefully this gives you a start, let me know if you need more help. Ryan -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Hodgson Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:38 AM To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Network bonding in Vmware and other operating systems Hi, Well we sorted out our domain issues - it was all due to the Broadcom network bonding/teaming software we use from Dell. Removing the software and using one NIC worked like a charm, and we now have 2 W2k8 domain controllers up and working very well. Will probably go native with W2k8 tomorrow or Monday. That lead me onto another question that I have with my Vmware installs. Does Vmware allow you to do network bonding, or is this even a recommended configuration? I am asking because I can see a requirement to have the management port and the server ports on two different network cards (though they can of course share the same interface if you wanted), but I just wanted to know if it did bonding at all of interfaces? We bond across switches, but just use the standard host-based bonding, where if one card can't communicate, the system tries through the other card. Thanks. Andrew. -- allpay.net Limited, Fortis et Fides, Whitestone Business Park, Whitestone, Hereford, HR1 3SE. Registered in England No. 02933191. UK VAT Reg. No. 666 9148 88. Telephone: 0870 243 3434, Fax: 0870 243 6041. Website: www.allpay.net Email: enquiries@allpay.net This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the allpay.net Information Security Manager at the number above. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
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