HP Virtual Connect 1Gb Ethernet Cookbook

Scenario 3 – Multiple Simple Networks Providing Redundancy and Link Aggregation 802.3ad (LACP) with VLAN Tunneling
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Figure 40 – You may want to specify a specific NIC for VMotion traffic. This will ensure that all
VMotion traffic between servers within the enclosure will remain on the same VC module,
reducing the likelihood of multiple hops between servers. By setting the second adapter to
standby, VMotion traffic will remain on vmnic0 (VC module Bay 1) and will only use vmnic1 if a
failure were to occur.
Note: As this Scenario is based on an Active/Active configuration, to ensure that ALL VMotion
traffic between servers within the enclosure is contained, on each server edit the VMotion
vSwitch properties and move one of the Adapters to Standby. This will ensure that ALL VMotion
traffic will occur on the same Virtual Connect module.