Manage networking, Setting host network configuration preferences – HP OneView for VMware vCenter User Manual

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Manage networking

Setting host network configuration preferences

NOTE:

This feature is available only on the vSphere Web Client.

These settings are used to evaluate the network configuration of a host with respect to its Virtual
Connect/OneView profile. This page is accessed by selecting Host Network Configuration
Preferences in the left pane of the HP Management Administration page. After setting the
preferences, click Save or Clear to reset all the selections to the default values.

The host network configuration preferences are organized into the following categories.

vSwitch Preferences

The vSwitch Preference determines how HP OneView for VMware vCenter will configure virtual
networking to match the networking configured in HP Virtual Connect.

Default vSwitch type used for Host: Select the type of vSwitch that will be used to configure
the virtual networking to match the networking configured in HP Virtual Connect.

VDS Spec Version: If the default switch type selected is the vSphere Distributed Switch, select
the version used when creating Distributed vSwitches.

NOTE:

If your environment has different vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.x versions and you intend to use

the vSphere Distributed Switch for host network configuration, ensure that the correct vSphere
Distributed Switch version is configured so that host network configuration uses this switch version
across all hosts in your environment.

It is recommended that the lowest vSphere Distributed Switch version (corresponding to the lowest
vSphere 5.x/ESXi 5.x version in your environment) is configured so that host network configuration
can use this switch version across all hosts in your environment.

Virtual Connect Networks

The Virtual Connect Networks available are listed. If all the networks are not displayed, click
Refresh to update the information.

Select the Virtual Connect networks to be used for the Management Network, VMotion Network,
and Fault Tolerance. All the other networks are considered to be VM networks.

HP OneView Networks

All available HP OneView Networks are displayed. The network name, purpose, and HP OneView
Domain are listed.

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