Dell PowerFlex 4.5.x Administration Guide

Configure VDS settings

Use the Configure VDS Settings feature to create the virtual distributed switch (VDS) settings for the VMware cluster component in a template.

1. On the VMware cluster component page, under vSphere VDS Settings, click Configure VDS Settings.
2. To specify the port group names, click User Entered Port Groups and click Next:
   1. Provide the name for each VDS under VDS Naming.
      For each VDS, click Create VDS... and type the VDS name.
   2. Click Next.
   3. On the Port Group Select page, for each VDS, click Create Port Group... and type the port group name. Initially, the port group name defaults to the name of the network, but you can type over the default to suit for your requirements.
      Alternatively, you can click Select and choose an existing port group.
   4. Click Next.
3. To have PowerFlex Manager assign the port group names for you, click Auto Create All Port Groups and click Next:
   PowerFlex Manager determines the VDS order based on the following criteria:

   1. PowerFlex Manager first considers the number of port groups on each VDS.
   2. PowerFlex Manager considers whether a management port group is present on a particular VDS.
   3. PowerFlex Manager considers the network type for port groups on a VDS.
   4. PowerFlex Manager considers the network name for port groups on a VDS.
   1. Provide the name for each VDS under VDS Naming.
      For each VDS, click Create VDS... and type the VDS name.
   2. Click Next.
   3. On the Port Group Select page, review the port group names automatically assigned for the networks.
   4. Click Next.
4. On the Advanced Networking page, optionally change the MTU Size for the Hypervisor Management and vMotion networks.

   PowerFlex Manager allows you to select 1500 or 9000 as the setting for either network. The default setting for the Hypervisor Management network is 1500. The default setting for the vMotion network is 9000.

5. Review the settings on the Summary page and click Finish.