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Appendix D Network Fencing
Fencingaconfigurationdoesnotrequireanychangestoitsvirtualmachines.Withina
fencedconfiguration,virtualmachinescontinuetousepreassignedIPaddressesto
communicatewitheachother.
Fencing Options
Youcandeployfencedconfigurationsinthreeways:
AllowInandOutVirtualmachinescancommunicatewithmachinesoutsidethe
fence,andmachinesoutsidethefencecancommunicatewithvirtualmachinesin
thefencedconfiguration.
Figure D-2. Allow In and Out Fencing Mode
fenced
network
ESX Server host
configuration
physical network
VM1
VR