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5.4 VMware vSphere VMkernel configuration
The following table contains the configuration details for the VxFlex VDS with four VMkernel adapters
assigned (see Section 6).
VMkernel adapter settings
Network label
Connected port group
Enabled services
MTU
Comment
management
atx01-w01-vds01-management
Management traffic
1500
ESXi management
vMotion
atx01-w01-vds01-vmotion
vMotion traffic
9000
Optional for VxFlex
deployment
VxFlex-data01
atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data01
SDC
9000
Used by SDC driver
VxFlex-data02
atx01-w01-vds01-VxFlex-data02
SDC
9000
Used by SDC driver
Figure 10 is taken from Home > Networking > atx01-w01-vds > Configure > Topology and shows the
completed topology of VDS-VxFlex showing port groups and VLAN assignments, VMkernels and IP
addresses, and physical NIC uplinks. Note that some port groups, like atx01-w01vds-vmotion, have been
collapsed for brevity.
VDS atx01-w01-vds01 topology