Objective 3.1 Topics:

• Create and manage vSS components according to a deployment plan:
  • VMkernel ports on standard switches
  • Advanced vSS settings
• Configure TCP/IP stack on a host
• Create a custom TCP/IP stack
• Configure and analyze vSS settings using command line tools

Create and Manage vSS components according to a deployment plan: 

Let’s create a new virtual standard switch

Select Virtual Machine Port Group for Standard Switch

New switch

Select the appropriate network adapter(s). I don’t have any extra on my NUC, but the process would be to (+) them and determine if they will be active, standby or unused.

Create a network label

Review settings and verify the switch has been created.

Now let’s create a vmkernel port, highlight the newly created standard switch and add networking icon.

Select VMkernel Network Adapter

Select the newly created vSwitch

If the VMkernel port a label and select the VLAN, and services you’ll want to enable on this vSwitch. I will leave default for this lab.

Assign an IP address or leave set to DHCP.

Review settings and verify.

Advanced vSS Settings

Change the size of the MTU 

Manage > Networking > Virtual Switches

Edit Settings > MTU (bytes)