Deployment Guide

25 VxFlex Network Deployment Guide using Dell EMC Networking 25GbE switches and OS10EE
5.4 VMware vSphere VMkernel configuration
The following table contains the configuration details for the VxFlex VDS with four VMkernel adapters
assigned (see chapter 6).
VMkernel adapter settings
Network label
Connected port group
Enabled services
MTU
Comment
management
atx01-w01-vds01-management
Management traffic
9000
Management
vMotion
atx01-w01-vds01-vmotion
vMotion traffic
9000
Optional for VxFlex
deployment
VxFlex-data01
atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data01
N/A
9000
Used by SDC driver
VxFlex-data02
atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data02
N/A
9000
Used by SDC driver
Figure 9 is taken from vCenter > Home > Networking > atx01-w01-vds > Configure > Topology and
shows the completed topology of vDS-VxFlex showing port groups and VLAN assignments, VMkernels and IP
addresses, and physical NIC uplinks. Note that some port groups, like atx01-w01vds-vmotion, have been
collapsed for brevity.
VDS atx01-w01-vds01 topology shown in vCenter