Hello,
I have a simple 2 ESXi host cluster. I have a quad port 10GbE NIC on each ESXi host.
I have all 4 NICs assigned to vSwitch0
For management network I have vmnic0 active, vmnic1, 2, 3 standby
For vmotion network I have vmnic3 active, vmnic0, 1 and 2 standby
For VMNetwork network I have vmnic1, 2,active and vmnic0 and 3 standby
Questions
- Is it supported to have the management network and vmotion network on the same subnet?
For example.
Host 1
The management network vmk0 set with 192.168.0.10/24 and gateway of 192.168.0.254
The vmotion network vmk1 set with 192.168.0.20/24 and no gateway set.
Host 2
The management network vmk0 set with 192.168.0.11/24 and gateway of 192.168.0.254
The vmotion network vmk1 set with 192.168.0.21/24 and no gateway set.
I can request a dedicated VLAN for vmotion, however, the question is whether the above config is supported.
From everything I read the answer appears to be yes however I want to be sure.
- In the above config, if supported, are there any rules that the vmotion NIC must be marked active and all others as unused for the vmotion portgroup?