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A VDS named VDS-Mgmt, along with six distributed port groups, one for each VLAN, are used as shown in
Figure 44.
VDS and port groups used in the validated environment
Note: For each port group in the VDS in this example, both uplinks are active and the load balancing method
used is Route based on physical NIC load as recommended in VMware Validated Design Documentation.
Detailed vCenter configuration is beyond the scope of this document.
Note: Cisco ACI supports VMware vCenter VDS integration where the APIC learns ESXi host locations using
LLDP. With intermediate switches between ESXi hosts and ACI leaf switches, this is not possible without an
LLDP relay mechanism. This feature is planned for a future OS10EE release.