Prerequisites for configuring VXLAN virtual wires

Configuring VXLAN virtual wires starts with verifying some prerequisites that are required prior to the actual configuration of the first virtual wire. Please confer with the network administrator for information regarding the settings on your physical network equipment if concepts are unfamiliar. Making changes to the physical network equipment can adversely affect machines and users outside of the virtual infrastructure. The settings should be first tested in an isolated network if at all possible.

Getting started

In order to proceed, we require access to vShield App through the vSphere Client plugin. The plugin can be enabled through the Plug-ins menu in vSphere Client. The client can be run on any modern Windows desktop operating system or server operating system.

Note

The vShield vSphere Client plugin requires Adobe Flash, which is not supported on Linux operating systems at this time.

vShield Manager must be installed and the vCenter account...