10-01-2011 05:17 PM
Does anyone know how to configure a 3560 switch port that is connecting to an ESX host with multiple VM's??
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10-12-2011 11:19 AM
You'll also want to enable a couple more things
1. Prune un-necessary VLANS - switchport trunk allowed vlan x,y,z
2. Disable STP as neither the vSwitch or N1K use it - spanning-tree portfast trunk
3. Enable bpdufilter - spanning-tree bpdufilter enable
These are all best practices and will keep your links efficient & protected.
Regards,
Robert
10-12-2011 10:55 AM
Hi Jason,
Most of the time people will configure the port as a trunk to the ESX host. So on the 3560 you can just do:
switchport trunk encap dot1q
switchport mode trunk
This will allow your VMs to be in different vlans if you would like.
Chad Peterson
CCIE 23213
Network Consulting Engineer
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CISCO
PDI Data Center
10-12-2011 11:19 AM
You'll also want to enable a couple more things
1. Prune un-necessary VLANS - switchport trunk allowed vlan x,y,z
2. Disable STP as neither the vSwitch or N1K use it - spanning-tree portfast trunk
3. Enable bpdufilter - spanning-tree bpdufilter enable
These are all best practices and will keep your links efficient & protected.
Regards,
Robert
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