Use the
Configure VDS Settings feature to create the virtual distributed switch (VDS) settings for the VMware cluster component in a template.
About this task
You can specify the port group names or have
PowerFlex Manager specify them for you.
Steps
On the VMware cluster component page, under
vSphere VDS Settings, click
Configure VDS Settings.
To specify the port group names, click
User Entered Port Groups and click
Next:
Provide the name for each VDS under
VDS Naming.
For each VDS, click
Create VDS... and type the VDS name.
Click
Next.
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.
Click
Next.
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:
PowerFlex Manager first considers the number of port groups on each VDS.
PowerFlex Manager considers whether a management port group is present on a particular VDS.
PowerFlex Manager considers the network type for port groups on a VDS.
PowerFlex Manager considers the network name for port groups on a VDS.
Provide the name for each VDS under
VDS Naming.
For each VDS, click
Create VDS... and type the VDS name.
Click
Next.
On the
Port Group Select page, review the port group names automatically assigned for the networks.
Click
Next.
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.
Review the settings on the
Summary page and click
Finish.
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