Chapter 2

Configure ESX/ESXi Networking

VCP (VCP-410) Exam Objectives Covered in This Chapter:

• 2.1 Configure virtual switches
  • Understand virtual switch and ESX/ESXi NIC and port maximums
  • Determine the vSwitch NIC teaming policy in a given situation
  • Determine the appropriate vSwitch security policies in a given situation
  • Create/delete virtual switches
  • Create ports/port groups
  • Assign physical adapters
  • Modify vSwitch NIC teaming and failover policies
  • Modify vSwitch security policy and VLAN settings
  • Configure VMotion
• 2.2 Configure vNetwork distributed switches
  • Understand ESX host and port maximums for dvSwitches
  • Determine the virtual port group NIC teaming and failover policy in a given situation
  • Determine the appropriate virtual port group security policies in a given situation
  • Create/modify a vNetwork distributed switch
  • Create/modify uplink group settings
  • Create/modify dvPort group settings
  • Add an ESX/ESXi host to a vNetwork distributed switch
  • Add/delete a VMkernel dvPort
  • Migrate virtual machines to a vNetwork distributed switch