Aggregating NICs for higher bandwidth
Hi guys, I've seen many documents talking about aggregating network connection on ESXi but all of them are about redundancy, fail over, etc... What I simply would like to have is a VM that can use 2...
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I found this here: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004048 for EtherChannelNote: One IP to one IP connections over multiple NICs is...
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You can still use aggregated network connection on standard vswitch, this is static link aggregation (etherchannel) and set your teaming policy on your vswitch to IP Hash. HOWEVER, this all depends on...
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So this static link aggregation is just the old way of doing it comparing to LACP? What I wanted to achieve is exactly what it seems to not provide, IP to IP aggregated bandwidth. I want a backup...
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If you want more bandwidth/speed you have to go to 10Gbe. Are you currently maxing the the 1Gb links? Or experiencing performance issues.
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10GBit still far from ideal pricewise, £300 for a NIC and £1000 for a switch with 8 ports. I would try infiniband for my labs but not for production. Problem is my Veeam backups are saturating easily...
View ArticleRe: Vsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
same problem here! using HP ProLiant BL460c G7 servers with embedded NC553i (10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter) as esxi hostsmigrated to vsphere v5.5 u1 some days ago. yesterday one of...
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You will probably need to look at how you're currently performing backup and see if there opportunities to optimize it. You could potentially benefit from link aggregation as your source data is...
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I got an customer who experience the same problem as fgw described. The hardware is HP G7 with the Emulex NC553i (10Gb 2-port FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter). Please let us know if you have an...
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Re: Vsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
Following commands worked for me.. Not on 1 but on 7 hosts so I'm sure this can work for you as well. Try these esxcli system module set --enabled=false --module=elxnet esxcli system module set...
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Can I use my download key to install and activate on a second VM Host I have setup? I already have on up and running and activated.
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Yes, you can . But its also depend on your license type (Standard, enterprise or Enterprise+ )Must read this for better understanding. VMware KB: Licensing an ESX/ESXi 4.x or ESXi 5.0 host fails with...
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It is the FREE download. QUAD Core processor. Does that make a difference?
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Yes. its okay to use this . But i believe it will be for 60 days evolutionHere are the maximum limits for your ESXi 5.5. vSphere 5.5 supports 320 Physical CPUs per ESXi host ESXi host supports 4 TB of...
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>>> It is the FREE download. QUAD Core processor. Does that make a difference?I'm not aware of a limitation - regarding the number of ESXi hosts - for the free Hypervisor license.With ESXi...
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Hello, is vmware vsphere hypervisor the same as vmare esxi 5.5? I heard you can download a free version of esxi host (vmware vsphere hypervisor) but after downloading and installing it look just like...
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The binaries are the same. However, you need to register for a free license key at https://www.vmware.com/go/get-free-esxi and add the license to the host (see the "Licensing a standalone ESXi host"...
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Thank you for your response I was able to register for the free license here is the site I went to for instruction on how to input the key:...
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Re: Vsphere 5.5 and Emulex OneConnect 10Gb NIC trouble
Did not want to start a new thread since we are having very similar problems Running HP C7000 enclosure - Blade460c G8 with HP Flexfabric 10Gb 2-port 554FLB nics.If I put a OS on the blade the nic...
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