VMware vSphere Distributed Switch
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VMware vSphere Distributed Switch is a centralized virtual networking construct in vSphere that provides consistent, policy-based network configuration and management across multiple ESXi hosts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
networking feature
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virtual switch ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advantageOver |
per-host switch configuration
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vSphere Standard Switch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | vSphere Distributed Switch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | vSphere Standard Switch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuredIn | vCenter Server NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | VMware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
distributed port group
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dvUplink ⓘ uplink port group ⓘ |
| introducedIn | vSphere 4.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | vCenter Server NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | VMware vSphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
centralized management across multiple ESXi hosts
ⓘ
centralized virtual networking ⓘ policy-based network configuration ⓘ |
| replacedBy | vSphere Distributed Switch 7.0 enhanced features ⓘ |
| requires | vCenter Server license ⓘ |
| supports | multiple ESXi hosts ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
Cisco Discovery Protocol
NERFINISHED
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Configuration backup and restore ⓘ ERSPAN-based port mirroring ⓘ LACP ⓘ Link Layer Discovery Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ Load-based teaming ⓘ NetFlow NERFINISHED ⓘ Network I/O Control NERFINISHED ⓘ Network health check ⓘ Network resource pools ⓘ Network rollback ⓘ Port security policies ⓘ Private VLANs ⓘ Traffic shaping ⓘ port mirroring ⓘ vSphere Network I/O Control version 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsManagement |
centralized monitoring and troubleshooting
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consistent network policies across hosts ⓘ |
| supportsVersion |
vSphere 5.x
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vSphere 6.x ⓘ vSphere 7.x ⓘ vSphere 8.x ⓘ |
| usedFor |
IP storage traffic
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VMkernel networking ⓘ fault tolerance traffic ⓘ management traffic ⓘ vMotion traffic ⓘ vSAN traffic ⓘ virtual machine networking ⓘ |
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