1. Instructor - Allan Ackerman VCA-DCV & VCP5-DCV Click the graphic for assessment

2. Finish off lab 11 by installing our XPpro.ova Complete labs 14 & 15 on the in-class virtual lab. Complete labs 5, 6, & 7 from the NDG/Cisco Be able to describe vSS.  Understand connection types  Identify the components of a vSS Configure Shared storage  Identify storage adapters  Configure a VMFS datastore (extend and expand)  Identify storage naming conventions Week#6 vSphere 5.12

3. This is a simple lab doing miscellaneous tasks.  We will be joining our two esxi hosts, esxi1.vita.local and esxi2.vita.local to the vita.local domain.  We will verify that the process worked by going over to the domain controller and running ADUC and checking out the computer container.  We will learn how to change the number of ports on a vSS.  We will learn how to change the speed and duplex settings of a vmnic.  Finally we will learn how to use the vmxnet3 NICs that comes with VMware tools. We will use this NIC on our e732c vm. All of these tasks are quite simple and your instructor’s signature on this lab is not required. Week#6 vSphere 5.13

4.  VMware gives the vSphere administrator two tools to increase the size of a datastore.  They sound similar, extend & expand, but the mechanics of each are quite different.  Expand allows us to increase the size of a datastore if there is some unallocated space available.  Extend allows us to add a new empty LUN to a datastore expanding its size. This is very similar to MicroSoft’s spanned volume type. Week#6 vSphere 5.14

5.  This lab will give us more practice creating a VMkernel port that will support iSCSI.  We will enable the iSCSI adapter in ESXi and start to setup our shared storage for the downstairs virtual lab.  Note – the NDG lab is not as sophisticated as our in-class lab. Only one vmknic, 172.16.1.100, to support our iSCSI SAN – no round robin multipathing. Week#6 vSphere 5.15

6.  In this lab we will setup our NFS datastore  Remember NFS is a protocol that sits on top of a native file system. So it could be NTFS on a Microsoft box or a Linux file system like ext3.  We will practice using the storage views tab in this lab and view both the NFS datastore and our iSCSI datastore. Week#6 vSphere 5.16

7.  This lab will be very similar to our own in-class lab#15.  We will setup DAS (direct attached storage)  We will expand a datastore  We will extend a datastore  We will remove an VMFS datastore  We will rename a VMFS datastore. Week#6 vSphere 5.17

8. Forgot to put these port numbers up on the board last week. Week#6 vSphere 5.18

9. Module 5 Week#6 vSphere 5.19

10. Course Introduction Introduction to VirtualizationCreating Virtual MachinesVMware vCenter Server Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Configuring and Managing vSphere Storage Virtual Machine Management Data ProtectionAccess and Authentication Control Resource Management and MonitoringHigh Availability and Fault ToleranceHost ScalabilityPatch ManagementInstalling VMware vSphere Components Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Week#6 vSphere 5.110

11. VMware vSphere® ESXi™ networking features allow the following:  Virtual machines to communicate with other virtual and physical machines  Management of the ESXi host  The VMkernel to access IP-based storage and perform VMware vSphere® vMotion® migrations Failure to properly configure ESXi networking can negatively affect virtual machine management and storage operations. Week#6 vSphere 5.111

12. Lesson 1:Introduction to vNetwork Standard Switches Lesson 2:Configuring Standard Virtual Switch Policies Week#6 vSphere 5.112

13. Introduction to vNetwork Standard Switches Week#6 vSphere 5.113

14. After this lesson, you should be able to do the following:  Define a virtual network.  Describe a virtual switch.  Describe the virtual switch connection types.  Describe the components of a vNetwork standard switch.  Create a vNetwork standard switch. Week#6 vSphere 5.114

15. A virtual network provides networking for hosts and virtual machines. A virtual switch:  Directs network traffic between virtual machines and links to external networks.  Combines the bandwidth of multiple network adapters and balances traffic among them. It can also handle physical network interface card (NIC) failover.  Models a physical Ethernet switch:  A virtual machine’s NIC can connect to a port.  Each uplink adapter uses one port. Physical NIC Virtu al NIC vmni c0 vmni c1 Week#6 vSphere 5.115

16. A virtual switch allows the following connection types:  One or more virtual machine port groups  VMkernel port:  For IP storage, vMotion migration, VMware vSphere® Fault Tolerance  For the ESXi management network ProductionTest DevDMZvMotion Management Week#6 vSphere 5.116

17. More than one network can coexist on the same virtual switch, or networks can exist on separate virtual switches. Week#6 vSphere 5.117

18. A virtual network supports two types of virtual switches:  vNetwork standard switches:  Virtual switch configuration for a single host  Discussed in this module  vNetwork distributed switches:  Virtual switches that provide a consistent network configuration for virtual machines as they migrate across multiple hosts Week#6 vSphere 5.118

19. vSS components Week#6 vSphere 5.119

20. Remember the vSS can only handle the CDP Display standard virtual switches. Delete the virtual switch. Display virtual switch properties. Display port group properties. Display Cisco Discovery Protocol information. Enable IPv6 on ESXi host. Week#6 vSphere 5.120

21. You can change the number of ports on a standard virtual switch but you have to reboot the host. Week#6 vSphere 5.121

22. For each physical adapter, speed and duplex can be changed. You might need to set the speed and duplex for certain NIC and switch combinations. Week#6 vSphere 5.122

23. ESXi supports 802.1Q VLAN tagging. Virtual switch tagging is one of three tagging policies supported.  Packets from a virtual machine are tagged as they exit the virtual switch.  Packets are untagged as they return to the virtual machine.  Affect on performance is minimal. ESXi provides VLAN support by giving a port group a VLAN ID. Week#6 vSphere 5.123

24. Discuss VMware vSphere® networking needs with your network administration team. Discuss the following issues:  Number of physical switches  Network bandwidth required  Physical switch support for 802.3AD (for NIC teaming)  Physical switch support for 802.1Q (for VLAN trunking)  Network port security  Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) and its operational modes: listen, broadcast, listen and broadcast, and disabled. Week#6 vSphere 5.124

25. In this lab, you will create a standard virtual switch and port group.  View the current standard virtual switch configuration.  Create a standard virtual switch with a virtual machine port group.  Attach your virtual machine to a virtual switch port group. Week#6 vSphere 5.125

26. You should be able to do the following:  Define a virtual network.  Describe a virtual switch.  Describe the virtual switch connection types.  Describe the components of a vNetwork standard switch.  Create a vNetwork standard switch. Week#6 vSphere 5.126

27. Configuring Standard Virtual Switch Policies Week#6 vSphere 5.127

28. After this lesson, you should be able to describe the security properties of a standard virtual switch port group:  Security  Traffic shaping  NIC teaming policies Week#6 vSphere 5.128

29. Three network policies:  Security  Traffic shaping  NIC teaming Policies are defined:  At the standard virtual switch level:  Default policies for all the ports on the standard virtual switch  At the port or port group level:  Effective policies: Policies defined at this level override the default policies set at the standard virtual switch level. Week#6 vSphere 5.129

30. Administrators can configure layer 2 Ethernet security options at the standard virtual switch and at the port groups. Week#6 vSphere 5.130

31. Network traffic shaping is a mechanism for controlling a virtual machine’s network bandwidth. Average rate, peak rate, and burst size are configurable.

32. Traffic shaping is disabled by default. Parameters apply to each virtual NIC in the standard virtual switch. On a standard switch, traffic shaping controls outbound traffic only. Week#6 vSphere 5.132

33. NIC Teaming settings:  Load Balancing (outbound only)  Network Failure Detection  Notify Switches  Failback  Failover Order Week#6 vSphere 5.133

34. This is the default virtual NICs physical NICs virtual switch physical switch Week#6 vSphere 5.134

35. Only the dVS can do route based on physical NIC load virtual NICs physical NICs virtual switch Internet physical switch Week#6 vSphere 5.135

36. This one needs 802.3ad at the physical switch virtual NICs physical NICs virtual switch Internet physical switch Week#6 vSphere 5.136

37. Network failure is detected by the VMkernel, which monitors:  Link state only  Link state, plus beaconing Switches can be notified whenever:  A failover event occurs  A new virtual NIC is connected to the virtual switch Failover implemented by the VMkernel based on configurable parameters:  Failback:  How physical adapter is returned to active duty after recovering from failure  Load-balancing option:  Use explicit failover order. Always use the highest order uplink from the list of active adapters that pass failover detection criteria. Week#6 vSphere 5.137

38. You should be able to describe the security properties of a standard virtual switch port group:  Security  Traffic shaping  NIC teaming policies Week#6 vSphere 5.138

39.  There are two connection types on a virtual switch: virtual machine and VMkernel.  A standard virtual switch is a virtual switch configuration for a single host.  Network policies set at the standard virtual switch level can be overridden at the port group level. Questions? Week#6 vSphere 5.139

40. Assessment week#6

41. A virtual switch, just like a real switch, work at layer 3 of the OSI model. True or False True or False Week#6 vSphere 5.141

42. Answer False – they work at layer 2. False – they work at layer 2. Week#6 vSphere 5.142

43. It is possible to have two virtual switches mapped to the same vmnic. True or False Week#6 vSphere 5.143

44. Answer False False Week#6 vSphere 5.144

45. It is possible to have two vmnics mapped to the same vSS. True or False Week#6 vSphere 5.145

46. Answer True True Week#6 vSphere 5.146

47. A virtual standard switch allows two connection types, _____________ and _______________ Fill in the blanks Week#6 vSphere 5.147

48. Answer Virtual machine Virtual machine VMkernel VMkernel Week#6 vSphere 5.148

49. You are configuring a Vmkernel port. Which is not a configuration setting? A. DNS B. IP address C. Netmask D. Gateway Week#6 vSphere 5.149

50. Answer A Week#6 vSphere 5.150

51. One or more networks can coexist on the same vSS. True or False Week#6 vSphere 5.151

52. Answer True True Week#6 vSphere 5.152

53. The maximum number of port groups per vSS (version 5.1) is ______. Fill in the blank. Week#6 vSphere 5.153

54. Answer 256 256 Week#6 vSphere 5.154

55. You can have a maximum of ________ virtual switch ports per vSS Fill in the blank Fill in the blank Week#6 vSphere 5.155

56. Answer 4088 is the configuration maximum for 5.x 4088 is the configuration maximum for 5.x Week#6 vSphere 5.156

57. One way you can expand a VMFS datastore is to extend the datastore. This is analogous to Microsoft’s spanned storage in Windows’ disk management console. True or False True or False Week#6 vSphere 5.157

58. Answer True True Week#6 vSphere 5.158

59. How many hosts can participate is a VSA cluster? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 Week#6 vSphere 5.159

60. Answer B or C (2 or 3 hosts) B or C (2 or 3 hosts) Week#6 vSphere 5.160

61. You set up FT on your iSCSI SAN – Your disk needs to be provisioned with which type? A. Thick Lazy Zeroed B. Thick Eager Zeroed C. Thin D. Independent Week#6 vSphere 5.161

62. Answer B Week#6 vSphere 5.162

63. Which of the following files is only a description of the virtual disk on a VM? A. -flat.vmdk B..vmdk C..vmx D..vmss Week#6 vSphere 5.163

64. Answer B Week#6 vSphere 5.164

65. Homework for week# 6 Do in-class Labs# 14 & 15 Do in-class Labs# 14 & 15 Do Labs# 5, 6, & 7 from NDG. Do Labs# 5, 6, & 7 from NDG. Read Chapter#5, VCP5-DCV Study Guide, Brian Atkinson, Plan and Configure vSphere Storage Read Chapter#5, VCP5-DCV Study Guide, Brian Atkinson, Plan and Configure vSphere Storage Read Chapter#5 from the eBook, Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Read Chapter#5 from the eBook, Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Our fourth quiz next week – what is on it? Our fourth quiz next week – what is on it? –Chapter 5 - Sybex VCP 5 study guide. –anything from our first 15 in-class labs. –anything from labs 0-7 from NDG. –anything from our first 6 lectures (notes on the PowerPoints) Week#6 vSphere 5.165