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VSPEX Configuration Guidelines
VMware Horizon View 5.3 and VMware vSphere for up to 2,000 Virtual
Desktops Enabled by Brocade Network Fabrics, EMC VNX, and EMC Next-
Generation Backup
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Figure 40. VM Internal Network Properties
VDX 6740 switches support VMware vCenter integration, which provides
AMPP automation. NOS v4.1.0 supports vCenter 5.0.
 Automatically creates AMPP port-profiles from VM port groups.
 Automatically creates VLANs.
 Automatically creates association of VMs to port groups.
 Automatically configures port-profile modes on ports.
VDX switches discover and monitor the following vCenter inventory:
 ESX hosts
 Physical network adapters (pNICs)
 Virtual network adapters (vNICs)
 Virtual standard switches (vSwitch)
 Virtual machines (VMs)
 Distributed virtual switch (dvSwitch)
 Distributed virtual port groups
vCenter Integration Process Overview
1. Configure CDP on ESXi hosts.
2. Configure Brocade VDX switch with vCenter access information
and credentials.
3. Brocade VDX switch discovers virtual infrastructure assets.