VMware vSphere: Advanced Networking
57mAdvanced2017-03-27
Authors
Brandon Neill
VMware Certified Instructor
Course details
Deepen your understanding of how to work with vSphere—a leading virtualization platform from VMware. Join Brandon Neill as he covers advanced topics and concepts, such as using command line utilities like ESXCLI and vsish to help you gather network information. Brandon discusses physical NICs and how to install the correct network drivers for them, configuring VMDirectPath I/O, and using SR-IOV. Plus, he goes into configuring multicast filters, the function of DvFilters in a distributed switch, and the types of vNICSs.
Learning objectives
Using command line utilities
Performing packet captures
Using the hardware compatibility list
Installing drivers
Understanding NetQueue and RSS
Configuring VMDirectPath I/O
Understand DvFilters
Configure multicast filters
Reviewing VMXNET3 features
Learning objectives
Using command line utilities
Performing packet captures
Using the hardware compatibility list
Installing drivers
Understanding NetQueue and RSS
Configuring VMDirectPath I/O
Understand DvFilters
Configure multicast filters
Reviewing VMXNET3 features
Skills covered
vSphereVMwareVirtualizationAdvancedNetwork and System Administration
Concepts
Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know
Command Line
- Use esxcli
- Use vsish
- Use esxtop
- Perform packet captures
Physical NICs
- Use the hardware compatibility list
- Installing drivers
- Understanding NetQueue and RSS
- Configuring VMDirectPath I O
- Use SR-IOV
Distributed Switch Filters
- Understand dvFilters
- Configure multicast filters
vNICs
- Understand the types of vNICS
- vmxnet3 features
Conclusion
- Next steps