6.5

This chapter includes the following topics:
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Set Up a VMkernel Adapter for vSphere Replication Traffic on a Source Host
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Set Up a VMkernel Adapter for vSphere Replication Traffic on a Target Host
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Create a VM Network Adapter to Use for Incoming Replication Traffic on the Combined vSphere
Replication Appliance
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Create VM Network Adapters to Isolate the Network Traffic of a vSphere Replication Server
Set Up a VMkernel Adapter for vSphere Replication
Trac on a Source Host
You create VMkernel adapters to isolate the outgoing replication traffic on source ESXi hosts.
Note One VMkernel adapter must handle one traffic type.
Perform this procedure for every ESXi host that is used as replication source, and for which you want to
isolate the replication traffic.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the vSphere Replication virtual appliance is deployed and registered with the
vCenter Server.
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Verify that the ESXi host is version 6.0 or later.
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For distributed network switches, verify that you have a port group that you can dedicate to the new
VMkernel adapter.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the ESXi host.
2 Under Configure, select Networking, and select VMkernel adapters.
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Click the Add host networking icon .
The Add Networking wizard opens.
4 On the Select connection type page, select VMkernel Network Adapter and click Next.
5 On the Select target device page, select a port group or a standard switch and click Next.
6 On the Port properties page, under VMkernel port settings, configure the IP settings and TCP/IP
stack to comply with your environment.
Note vSphere Replication requires that all components in your environment, such as
vCenter Server, ESXi hosts, and the vSphere Replication appliance use the same IP version, IPv4 or
IPv6.
7 Under Available services, select vSphere Replication traffic and click Next.
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