Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
This objective deals with how you can use VMM to manage network resources. It covers the
different types of network resources that VMM can manage, and how these interrelate with
each other.
This objective covers the following topics:
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VMM logical networks
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Logical switches
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Network virtualization
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Virtual machine networks
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MAC address pools
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Static IP address pools
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Private VLANs
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Windows Server Gateway
A VMM logical network is a collection of network sites, VLAN information, and IP subnet
information. A VMM deployment needs to have at least one logical network before you can
use it to deploy VMs or services. When you add a Hyper-V based virtualization host to VMM,
one of the following happens:
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If the physical adapter is associated with an existing logical network, it remains associ-
ated with that network once added to VMM.
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If the physical adapter is not already associated with a logical network, VMM will cre-
ate a new logical network, associating it with the physical adapter's DNS suffix.
To create a logical network, perform the following steps:
1.
In the Fabric workspace of the VMM console, click Logical Network under the Net-
working node.
On the ribbon of the VMM console, click Create Logical Network.
2.
On the Name page of the Create Logical Network Wizard, shown in Figure 3-10, pro-
vide a name, and select one of the following options:
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One Connected Network
Choose this option when network sites that comprise
this network can route traffic to each other and you can use this logical network
as a single connected network. You have the additional option of allowing VM
networks created on this logical network to use network virtualization. You can also
select the option of having VMM automatically create.
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