topic VLAN's in VMWARE in Switches, Hubs, and Modems

VLAN's in VMWARE

Joseph Allen_1 — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:50:27 GMT

When someone is trying to add a VLAN to a virtual swith in VMWARE is there anything that has to be done on the physical switch in order for that VLAN to work on the Virtual switsh? If the VLAN is defined on the physial switch is that enough? The switch is a 4108gl.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Re: VLAN's in VMWARE

Mohieddin Kharnoub — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:09:18 GMT

Hi

I think the port on the Physical Switch should be in the Default Vlan as Untagged.
And also Tagged to all other Vlans created, so the port carries all Vlans (Tagged), and the Default Vlan (Untagged).

Good Luck !!!

Re: VLAN's in VMWARE

Regnar Bang Lyngsø_2 — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 02:46:16 GMT

If we are talking VMWARE ESX, then the answer is yes. If you need access to the server outside the VLAN you will of course need some L3 device to route traffic to/from the VLAN.

Regards
Regnar

Re: VLAN's in VMWARE

Joseph Allen_1 — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:34:59 GMT

I emailed HP support and they were able to provide me with the information that I needed.