VMWare ESX: 2 pNics for aggregate bandwidth of 2gb, not failover
I don't know VMWare pNIC config options, this question will make that obvious. I have two(2) physical NICs on an ESX box on a small business Netgear router, single public IP to the Internet. I want to ensure that I will be able utilize both physical NICs to the router for aggregate bandwidth of 2gb. So, I have no VLAN requirements, I just have the service console and the VMs on the same private network block. I need to determine how I can configure support for use of both gb links.
QUESTIONS/OBSERVATIONS
* if I put both physical NICs on the same Vswitch that seems to be failover, the other pNic does not seem to ever have traffic on the wire?
* I will not be able to aggregate the two pNics into a 2gb link at the switch
* I am close to certain that I can put the service console and a few VMs on VSwitch1/pNic1 and then other VMs on Vswitch2/pNic2 and that will work, I am expecting ESX to allow Vwitch2/pNic2 VMs to gain access to the network without a problem
QUESTIONS/OBSERVATIONS
* if I put both physical NICs on the same Vswitch that seems to be failover, the other pNic does not seem to ever have traffic on the wire?
* I will not be able to aggregate the two pNics into a 2gb link at the switch
* I am close to certain that I can put the service console and a few VMs on VSwitch1/pNic1 and then other VMs on Vswitch2/pNic2 and that will work, I am expecting ESX to allow Vwitch2/pNic2 VMs to gain access to the network without a problem
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HeinoSkov
Actually the default teaming is Route based on the originating virtual switch port ID - so you should be good by just assigning the vmnics to vSwitch0.