Hi everyone,
Can I have service console port group, VMKernel port group, VM network port group connected to the same vSwitch connected to two physical nics? Both physical NICs are on the same physical subnet. I am not using any IP storage.
Do I need to assign defaul gateway to VMKernel port if VMkernel port, service console port, one VM group port are connected to the same IP subnet and two other VM port groups are connected to two different Ip subnets? Is it right that in my case default gateway for VMkernal port would be the same as for service console?
I have two ESX 3.5 servers and VC server 2.5 for about 1,5 year. Initailly there were ESX 3.0.1 and VC server 2. Reading the Server Configuration Guide for ESX 3.5, "VMKernel Networking Configuration" I noticed on page 33:
1. "NOTE: Set a default gateway for the port that you created. VirtualCenter 2 behaves
differently from VirtualCenter 1.x. You must use a valid IP address to configure the
VMkernel IP stack, not a dummy address."
2. "On the Routing tab, the service console and the VMkernel each need their own
gateway information. A gateway is needed if connectivity to machines not on
the same IP subnet as the service console or VMkernel."
I do not have default gateway set for my VMKernel port but VMotion is working OK...
Please advice if I need to add default gateway to my VMKernel port. Also the first question is of big importance too.
Thank you very much!