Hi Matt, Our best practices, networking and use of VMware are documented here: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/latest/conceptsandterminology/choosing_deployment_architecture.html#best-practices http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/latest/conceptsandterminology/network_setup.html http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/latest/installguide/hypervisor/vsphere.html
In newer environments, I would suggest considering distributed vswitches. All other best practices of vSphere/vCenter should in general be followed, as CloudStack VMware plugin orchestrates most of things via vCenter (vim apis). If you're just starting out exploring CloudStack and haven't fixed on storage and hypervisor, you may want to consider your requirements and CloudStack support: http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/en/latest/conceptsandterminology/choosing_deployment_architecture.html#choosing-a-hypervisor Regards. ________________________________ From: Matthew Ritchie <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 15:38 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: VMware vSS, vDS recommended setups Hi all, Is there a best practices guide regarding the VMware vSS and vDS setup for Cloudstack? Maybe some recommendations based on your experience for the number of physical NICs on hosts, VLAN ID settings for the port groups, number of port groups etc.? I understand that this is a generic question and the answer depends on one's plan, but I am thinking that there may exist a minimal recommended setup as a baseline. best, Matt PS Maybe it is a good idea to gather some baseline network setups for the supported hosts... [email protected] www.shapeblue.com 3 London Bridge Street, 3rd floor, News Building, London SE1 9SGUK @shapeblue
