VMware vSphere: Configure and Manage Networking

Learn how to set up a vSphere network with ESXi components, VMkernel, and vSphere standard switches. Explore virtual neterwork configuration and more.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know

1. ESXi Networking Components

• Networking basics
• The virtual switch
• Connect VNICs
• Connect physical NICs

2. vSphere Standard Switches

• Create a vSwitch and portgroup
• Configure MTU and VLANs
• Configure security policy
• Configure traffic shaping
• Configure NIC teaming and failover
• Understand NIC teaming options
• Configure CDP
• Get performance data from the web client
• Get performance data from esxtop

3. VMkernel Networking

• How the ESXI host communicates
• Configure VMkernel Interfaces
• Manage routing and TCP/IP stacks
• Configure routing and TCP/IP stacks
• Configure VMkernel firewall and services

Conclusion

• Best practices
• What's next?