How to create trunk between ESXi host and Cisco switch 2950?

[sherifkhaled]

hello all

this is my network diagram

i'm installed mikrotik on ESXi Server as network router

my require i want configure trunk port between ESXi server and switch core to allow mikrotik to route between vlans

thank you

[sherifkhaled]

up

[daphnissov]

So you're asking how to configure a single trunk port on a Cisco switch? If so, wouldn't that be better on a Cisco or networking forum?

[a_p_]

Does the virtual router have a single virtual NIC, or one for each subnet?

In case of fa singe virtual NIC, create a virtual machine port group with VLAN ID 4095 to allow tagged traffic, i.e. use Virtual Guest Tagging (see e.g. https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003806). If the router VM has separate virtual nics for the different subnets, connect each of them to an appropriately tagged virtual machine port groups (VST - Virtual Switch Tagging).

André

[HassanAlKak88]

Hello,

As I understand, you are installing a virtual machine on the Server-PT (ESXi) to play the role as router (Mikrotik).

Create Virtual Switch with Uplinks connected to SW-Core (2950T-24), this Uplinks should be configured on switch as Trunk port.

And from virtual machine side as each router, you need for minimum two legs connected to two separated tagged port groups each one with a specific VLAN. (VLAN for 10.0.1.x and one for 10.0.2.x)

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