Comments on: ESX network configuration automation with esxcfg-vswitch http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/esx-network-configuration-automation-with-esxcfg-vswitch/ A SearchVMware.com blog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:05:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rick Vanover http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/esx-network-configuration-automation-with-esxcfg-vswitch/#comment-85 Rick Vanover Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:53:11 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/esx-network-configuration-automation-with-esxcfg-vswitch/#comment-85 Hey - Dglynn: Super thanks for the extra lines. Hey - Dglynn: Super thanks for the extra lines.

]]> By: Dglynn http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/esx-network-configuration-automation-with-esxcfg-vswitch/#comment-84 Dglynn Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:47:03 +0000 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/virtualization-pro/esx-network-configuration-automation-with-esxcfg-vswitch/#comment-84 Rick, To have vmnic3 and vmnic4 in active/active replace: [CODE]esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch[/CODE] with [CODE]echo "Creating MainGuestVirtualSwitch which will host the main networking VLANs" esxcfg-vswitch --add MainGuestVirtualSwitch vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network esxcfg-vswitch --link=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch esxcfg-vswitch --link=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network esxcfg-vswitch --unlink=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch esxcfg-vswitch --unlink=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network esxcfg-vswitch --link=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch esxcfg-vswitch --link=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network[/CODE] and yes I know it looks redundant :) Rick,
To have vmnic3 and vmnic4 in active/active replace:

esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch
esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch

with

echo “Creating MainGuestVirtualSwitch which will host the main networking VLANs”
esxcfg-vswitch –add MainGuestVirtualSwitch
vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network
esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch
esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch
vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network
esxcfg-vswitch –unlink=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch
esxcfg-vswitch –unlink=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch
vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network
esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic3 MainGuestVirtualSwitch
esxcfg-vswitch –link=vmnic4 MainGuestVirtualSwitch
vmware-vim-cmd internalsvc/refresh_network

and yes I know it looks redundant :)

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