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Will additng 2 nics to an iscsi port group in esxi 4.1 create automatic failover issues in a multipathing scenario?
Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
Are you adding two teamed NICs to a virtual switch which contains the VMkernel Portgroup?
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That should be okay, because the NICs are teamed, with the same IP address.
This is load balancing, just make sure you use Load Balance based on IP Hash, and make changes to the switch to provide, channel group, etherchannel or trunk.
But this is not multipath. This is load balanced teamed NICs.
This is load balancing, just make sure you use Load Balance based on IP Hash, and make changes to the switch to provide, channel group, etherchannel or trunk.
But this is not multipath. This is load balanced teamed NICs.
If you want to read more on networking in VMware ESXi, then I recommend the following:-
I would also recommend reading through the Networking Sections of the following guides to gain a better understanding of Networking in VMware ESX/ESXi.
Pages 13 - 73 Discuss Networking in Detail, iuncluding trunks, VLANs, switches, and load balancing
ESXi Configuration Guide ESXi 4.1
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esxi_server_config.pdf
Virtual Networking
http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/virtual-networking/virtual-networks.html
Virtual Networking Concepts
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/virtual_networking_concepts.pdf
I would also recommend reading through the Networking Sections of the following guides to gain a better understanding of Networking in VMware ESX/ESXi.
Pages 13 - 73 Discuss Networking in Detail, iuncluding trunks, VLANs, switches, and load balancing
ESXi Configuration Guide ESXi 4.1
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esxi_server_config.pdf
Virtual Networking
http://www.vmware.com/technical-resources/virtual-networking/virtual-networks.html
Virtual Networking Concepts
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/virtual_networking_concepts.pdf
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