How to Configure Multiple NIC vMotion VMware vSphere 7.0

Multiple NIC vMotion VMware

Multiple NIC vMotion VMware, VMware vMotion has been very successful in technological information when you think about that the commencing because it is been dependable and user-friendly to configure. Over the years, VMware has introduced more and extra one-of-a-kind types of vMotions. One is long-distance vMotion the area you can migrate continue to be digital machines (VMs) to and from cloud businesses or to and from your remote datacenter. Another is Storage vMotion the place you migrate digital disks to unique storage devices.

Multiple NIC vMotion VMware

1- Open web browser type your vCenter username, password and then click login.

vmware vsphere client login

2- Select your host, click configure tab, under networking select virtual switches and then click on Add Networking.

vmware vsphere client

3- In my lab, we will create a new vSwitch, select the VMkernel Network Adapter connection type, and then click Next.

vmkernel interface

4- Choose New Standard switch and then click next.

vmkernel select target device

5- Click + icon to Assigned adapters.

standard switch assigned adapter

6- Add both NICs you need to use for the vMotion traffic.

Add two NICs to vSwitch2 and configure as Active and Standby

add physical adapter

7- After this, select the adapter and set one of them as Active and the other one as Standby.

standard switch assigned adapter

8- Assign a network label, and then select the vMotion service checkbox and then click next.

vmkernel port settings
VMkernel properties

9- Enter the IP settings. I’m using the 10.0.0.x network and then click next.

vmkernel ipv4 settings

10- Review the configuration and then click finish.

vmkernel ready to complete

11- Select vSwitch2 the one we created and click the Add Networking tab.

vmware vsphere client
Create a second VMkernel port

12- The wizard will start again, VMkernel network adapter and then click next.

vmkernel interface
vmkernel interface

13- Under select an existing standard switch click the browse button.

vmkernel select target device
vmkernel select target device

14- Select vSwitch2 and then click ok.

vmkernel select switch
vmkernel select switch

15- After selecting vSwitch2 and then click next.

vmkernel select target device
vmkernel select target device

16- Type vMotion2 a network label, select vMotion services and then click next.

vmkernel port settings
vmkernel port settings

17- Select static IPv4, Type IP Address and then click next.

vmkernel ipv4 settings

18- Review the settings and then click next.

vmkernel ready to complete

19- Select vMotion2, click on … and click the edit settings.

vcenter configure virtual switch

20- Select the Teaming and Failover section, select the Override check box, Select the NIC Active and Standby and then click ok.

teaming and failover
active & standby adapters for Multi NIC vMotion

21- We need to do the same for 2nd NIC, select vMotion1, click on … and click on edit settings.

vcenter configure virtual switch

22- Select the Teaming and Failover, select the Override check box, Select the NIC Active and Standby and then click ok.

teaming and failover

23- vMotion1 (Vmnic3 active and vmnic4 standby).

vcenter virtual switch
VMware active standby Multi NIC configuration

24- vMotion2 (Vmnic4 active and vmnic3 standby)

vcenter virtual switch

Follow the above 19 to 23 steps for the second hosts with your cluster.

25- We need to test our vMotions, SRV2012 VM is on esxi-02.

vmware vsphere client

26- Select the SRV2012 VM, select action menu and then click Migrate.

vmware vm live migration

27- Select migration type and then click next.

select the migration type

28- Select host where you need to migrate, compatibility checks succeeded and then click next.

select the compute resource

29- Network settings click next.

migrate select a network

30- vMotion priority click next.

select vmotion priority

31- Review the summary and then click next.

migrate ready to complete

32- Now SRV2012 VM successfully migrate to esxi-01.

vmware vsphere client

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