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diff --git a/docs/en-US/vmware-cluster-config-dvswitch.xml b/docs/en-US/vmware-cluster-config-dvswitch.xml
index a3250f4f380..98bee0e066a 100644
--- a/docs/en-US/vmware-cluster-config-dvswitch.xml
+++ b/docs/en-US/vmware-cluster-config-dvswitch.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
under the License.
-->
- Configuring a vSphere Cluster with VMware Distributed Virtual Switch
- &PRODUCT; supports VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch (VDS) for virtual network configuration
- in a VMware vSphere environment. This section helps you configure VMware VDS in a &PRODUCT;
- deployment. Each vCenter server instance can support up to 128 VDS instances and each VDS
- instance can manage up to 500 VMware hosts.
+ Configuring a VMware Datacenter with VMware Distributed Virtual Switch
+ &PRODUCT; supports VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch (VDS) for virtual network
+ configuration in a VMware vSphere environment. This section helps you configure VMware VDS in a
+ &PRODUCT; deployment. Each vCenter server instance can support up to 128 VDS instances and each
+ VDS instance can manage up to 500 VMware hosts.
About VMware Distributed Virtual Switch
VMware VDS is an aggregation of host-level virtual switches on a VMware vCenter server.
@@ -41,30 +41,55 @@
Prerequisites and Guidelines
- Do not attempt to configure VDS by altering VMware traffic label when configuring
- physical networks. This will only work for Standard Virtual Switch and should not be
- distributed.
+ VMware VDS is supported only on Public and Guest traffic in &PRODUCT;.
VMware VDS does not support multiple VDS per traffic type. If a user has many VDS
switches, only one can be used for Guest traffic and another one for Public
traffic.
+
+ Additional switches of any type can be added for each cluster in the same zone. While
+ adding the clusters with different switch type, traffic labels is overridden at the
+ cluster level.
+
Management and Storage network does not support VDS. Therefore, use Standard Switch
for these networks.
+
+ When you remove a guest network, the corresponding dvportgroup will not be removed on
+ the vCenter. You must manually delete them on the vCenter.
+
+
+ Preparation Checklist
+ For a smoother configuration of VMware VDS, note down the VDS name you have added in the
+ datacenter before you start:
+
+
+
+
+
+ vds-name.png: Name of the dvSwitch as specified in the vCenter.
+
+
+ Use this VDS name when you specify the switch name in the traffic label while creating the
+ zone. Traffic label format is [["Name of vSwitch/dvSwitch/EthernetPortProfile"][,"VLAN
+ ID"[,"vSwitch Type"]]]
+
Enabling Virtual Distributed Switch in &PRODUCT;
To make a &PRODUCT; deployment VDS enabled, set the vmware.use.dvswitch parameter to true
by using the Global Settings page in the &PRODUCT; UI and restart the Management Server.
Unless you enable the vmware.use.dvswitch parameter, you cannot see any UI options specific to
- VDS, and &PRODUCT; ignores the VDS-specific parameters given in the AddClusterCmd API call.
- Additionally, &PRODUCT; uses VDS for virtual network infrastructure if the value of
- vmware.use.dvswitch parameter is true and the value of vmware.use.nexus.dvswitch parameter is
- false.
+ VDS, and &PRODUCT; ignores the VDS-specific parameters that you specify. Additionally,
+ &PRODUCT; uses VDS for virtual network infrastructure if the value of vmware.use.dvswitch
+ parameter is true and the value of vmware.use.nexus.dvswitch parameter is false. Another
+ global parameter that defines VDS configuration is vmware.ports.per.dvportgroup. This is the
+ default number of ports per VMware dvPortGroup in a VMware environment. This number directly
+ associated with the number of guest network you can create.
&PRODUCT; supports orchestration of virtual networks in a deployment with a mix of Virtual
Distributed Switch, Standard Virtual Switch and Nexus 1000v Virtual Switch.
@@ -97,12 +122,12 @@
Cluster Name
Enter the name of the cluster you created in vCenter. For example,
- "cloud.cluster".
+ "cloudcluster".
vCenter Host
- Enter the name or the IP address of the vCenter host where you have deployed the VMware
- VDS.
+ Enter the name or the IP address of the vCenter host where you have
+ deployed the VMware VDS.
vCenter User name
@@ -116,7 +141,7 @@
vCenter Datacenter
Enter the vCenter datacenter that the cluster is in. For example,
- "cloud.dc.VM".
+ "clouddcVM".
Override Public Traffic
@@ -154,40 +179,5 @@
-
- Removing VMware Virtual Switch
-
-
- In the vCenter datacenter that is served by the VDS, ensure that you delete all the
- hosts in the corresponding cluster.
-
-
- Log in with Admin permissions to the &PRODUCT; administrator UI.
-
-
- In the left navigation bar, select Infrastructure.
-
-
- In the Infrastructure page, click View all under Clusters.
-
-
- Select the cluster where you want to remove the virtual switch.
-
-
- In the VMware dvSwitch tab, click the name of the virtual switch.
-
-
- In the Details page, click Delete VMware dvSwitch icon.
-
-
-
-
- DeleteButton.png: button to delete dvSwitch
-
-
-
- Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box.
-
-
-
+
diff --git a/docs/en-US/vmware-install.xml b/docs/en-US/vmware-install.xml
index fd88fc7c0cb..282cf2ec6e2 100644
--- a/docs/en-US/vmware-install.xml
+++ b/docs/en-US/vmware-install.xml
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ esxcfg-firewall -o 59000-60000,tcp,out,vncextras
before you start:
- vCenter Credentials
+ vCenter credentials
Nexus 1000v VSM IP address