VMware vSphere: Configure and Manage VDS

Become the master of your (virtual) domain. Learn how to configure and manage the vSphere Distributed Switch.

A virtual switch helps admins connect virtual machines and direct traffic throughout a virtual network. But the VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) provides more: more features and support for highly scalable environments. With the right configuration, VDS can help you manage the virtual resources of your entire network. In this course, author Brandon Neill shows how to configure and manage the VDS. He reviews the switch architecture, basic switch configuration, and techniques for managing VLANs and traffic on the network. Plus, learn how to monitor the health of your VDS implementation and configure backup and recovery options should the vSwitch go down.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you need to know

1. Overview of the Distributed Switch

• Distributed switch architecture
• Create a distributed switch
• Add a host and virtual machines

2. Manage VDS Traffic

• Configure a distributed switch
• Configure a distributed portgroup
• Configure VLANs and PVLANs
• Configure traffic filtering and marking
• Configure per port policy settings
• Configure LACP
• Understand Network I/O Control
• Configure Network I/O Control

3. Manage VDS Health and Recovery Options

• Configure health check
• Use backup and restore
• Manage rollback and recovery

4. Monitor VDS Traffic

• Use port mirroring
• Configure NetFlow

Conclusion

• Next steps