Creating custom TCP/IP stacks
TCP/IP stacks provide flexibility in the VMkernel interface design by allowing you to apply specific DNS and default gateway configurations to a VMkernel interface on a host.
There are three preconfigured TCP/IP stacks:
Default TCP/IP stack: Supports management traffic
vMotion TCP/IP stack: Supports live migration, vMotion, of virtual machines
Provisioning TCP/IP stack: Supports cold migration, cloning, and snapshot creation of virtual machines
Custom TCP/IP stacks can be used to handle the network traffic of other applications and services, which may require separate DNS and default gateway configurations.
How to do it…
Create a custom TCP/IP stack on an ESXi host.
Configure DNS, Default Gateway, and Advanced settings on TCP/IP stack.
Assign TCP/IP stack to a VMkernel adapter.
How it works…
Using TCP/IP stacks for VMkernel network traffic provides the following benefits:
It separates VMkernel routing tables
It provides a separate set of buffers and sockets
It isolates traffic...
