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Figure 8.17
Example of vSphere host active and standby NIC configuration.
For a vSphere distributed switch, the recommended load-balancing method is Route
Based on Physical NIC Load (load-based teaming). This method is very simple to
configure, works with or without switch stacking or clustering configurations, and
dynamically load-balances traffic based on inbound and outbound utilization. For
management traffic, it is recommended that the port group be configured with one active
uplink NIC, with the remaining configured as standby, and that you use Route Based on
Virtual Port ID. This ensures predictability of where the management traffic is routed.
Figure 8.18
shows a vSphere distributed switch configured with the Route Based on
Physical NIC Load setting for the vMotion and virtual machine port groups.
