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vcenter plaus on that management network.
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vcenter plaus on that management network.

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Hello,<br />
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I am setting up a VMware cluster running ESXi6. I have 6 network cables going into each ESXi6 host in 3 pairs for redundancy. The first pair is on the management network for accessing the hosts, I have a second pair for the VM network, and the third pair is on a non routable ipv4 network that I was given for vm kernel vmotion.<br />
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Is it OK that the vm kernel network has no gateway? I understand it is not routable, but how will the hosts identify each other on that VM kernel network?<br />
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Thank you
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Hello,

I am setting up a VMware cluster running ESXi6. I have 6 network cables going into each ESXi6 host in 3 pairs for redundancy. The first pair is on the management network for accessing the hosts, I have a second pair for the VM network, and the third pair is on a non routable ipv4 network that I was given for vm kernel vmotion.

Is it OK that the vm kernel network has no gateway? I understand it is not routable, but how will the hosts identify each other on that VM kernel network?

Thank you

ESXi 6 VMkernel network

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