Putting Together a vSphere Network
Designing and building vSphere networks with ESXi and vCenter Server bears some similarities to designing and building physical networks, but there are enough significant differences that an overview of components and terminology is warranted. Before addressing some of the factors that affect network design in a virtual environment, let's define the components that may be used to build your virtual network.
- vSphere Standard Switch A software-based switch that resides in the VMkernel and provides traffic management for virtual machines. Users must manage vSphere Standard Switches independently on each ESXi host. In this book, the term vSwitch also refers to a vSphere Standard Switch.
- vSphere Distributed Switch A software-based switch that resides in the VMkernel and provides traffic management for virtual machines and the VMkernel. vSphere Distributed Switches are shared by and managed across ESXi hosts and clusters within a vSphere datacenter....
