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Vmware Isolate VM's but allow access to servers

Hello Experts,

I'm trying to accomplish a task in my lab where a number of VM's cannot communicate with each other but can talk to a group of servers and access the internet.

Currently I have 2 physical servers running ESXI 5 with Vsphere essentials (Standard vswitch).

I'm curious to see if anyone has some ideas how to accomplish this without doing the following:

1: Dedicating physical nics to VM's
2: Purchasing a license to support Vmware Distributed Switch

The firewall I have available is a Sonicwall NSA2400 and I have a Dell Powerconnect managed switch.

Each physical server has 4 available nic ports.

I've attached a PDF to show a basic example of what I'm trying to accomplish.

Thanks!
vlan.pdf

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

why not use a virtual router?

kinetik20

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Hanccocka,

I was just reading about that!

Can you give any suggestions as to which to try and are there any adverse effects?

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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R3C0N

I used this link quite a bit when setting up my lab. May not fit your requirements in whole but may spark an idea, for you to try.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/solutions/Enterprise/Data_Center/vmware/VMware.html

-R3con

kinetik20

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Thanks so much for the information. I'll check everything out and see what I come up with.

How does using a virtual router stack up in a production environment? I can't think of any issues it would cause off hand?

Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

I would select Vyatta for production, its a commercial product, with support rather than freeware

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kinetik20

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Thanks 172pilotsteve.

I'm not sure this lab environment is going to translate into a working production environment.

I should have been more detailed in the Drawing I attached. I'm not seeing how VM's could on one physical host could be connected to a standard vswitch on another host.