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We configured the following two distributed network switches: 1) ESXI-Mgmt DS ESXi server management that connects to the vCenter and ESXi hosts and 2) SQLPub-vMotion that supports the VM network for SQL database public network and vMotion.
The following table shows the details of these two distributed network switches.
Distributed network switches | Uplink ports | Purpose | VM port group |
ESXI-Mgmt DS | On 2x 1GB network (rNDC) vmnic0 and vmnic 1 | ESXi server host management |
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SQLPub-vMotion | 2x25 GbE physical network: vmnic5 and vmnic7 | SQL Database public network and vMotion network | SQLpub |