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Configure NIC teaming for V Switch

Two or more NIC cards are required to use NIC teaming in   ESX server. Step 1 : Create a new vSwitch and give it a network label like "VM Network” . Add the required NICs to the switch. Procedure on how to add nic to a virtual switch is described below Select the vSwitch from the Configuration -> networking . Select Network adapters and click on add In the Add Adapter Wizard select the nic card which needs to be added to the switch and click on next. If the nic card is already attached to another virtual switch, it will be removed from it and added to the new one.. Go to next screen In the failover order, we can configure the active and standby adapters if required. Click next and finish the configuration Step 2: Configure teaming Configuring teaming in Esx server will implement load balancing for outbound traffic only. For implementing the same for inbound traffic the required configurations need to be done on the physical switch to which...

Esx configuration for teaming

The load balancing mechanism in physical switch and ESX server should match for teaming to be functional. Open the corresponding virtual switch properties. Select the Vswitch and then click edit Select the NIC teaming tab. Choose the appropriate load balancing mechanism from the drop down menu  If IP based   load balancing is configured in switch , select the option “Route based on IP hash” If MAC address based load balancing is configured in switch, select the aoption “Route based on MAC hash” Configure rest of the options as shown below.Click ok