⁠5.5. Logical Network Tasks

5.5.1. Creating a New Logical Network in a Data Center or Cluster
5.5.2. Explanation of Settings and Controls in the General Tab of the New Logical Network and Edit Logical Network Windows
5.5.3. Explanation of Settings and Controls in the Cluster Tab of the New Logical Network and Edit Logical Network Windows
5.5.4. Explanation of Settings and Controls in the Profiles Tab of the New Logical Network and Edit Logical Network Windows
5.5.5. Editing a Logical Network
5.5.6. Designate a Specific Traffic Type for a Logical Network with the Manage Networks Window
5.5.7. Explanation of Settings in the Manage Networks Window
5.5.8. Adding Multiple VLANs to a Single Network Interface Using Logical Networks
5.5.9. Using the Networks Tab

⁠5.5.1. Creating a New Logical Network in a Data Center or Cluster

Summary
Create a logical network and define its use in a data center, or in clusters in a data center.
⁠

Procedure 5.3. Creating a New Logical Network in a Data Center or Cluster

  1. Use the Data Centers or Clusters resource tabs, tree mode, or the search function to find and select a data center or cluster in the results list.
  2. Click the Logical Networks tab of the details pane to list the existing logical networks.
  3. From the Data Centers details pane, click New to open the New Logical Network window.
    From the Clusters details pane, click Add Network to open the New Logical Network window.
  4. Enter a Name, Description and Comment for the logical network.
  5. In the Export section, select the Create on external provider check box to create the logical network on an external provider. Select the external provider from the External Provider drop-down list and enter a Network Label for the logical network.
  6. Select the Enable VLAN tagging, VM network and Override MTU to enable these options.
  7. From the Cluster tab, select the clusters to which the network will be assigned. You can also specify whether the logical network will be a required network.
  8. From the Profiles tab, add vNIC profiles to the logical network as required.
  9. Click OK.
Result
You have defined this logical network as a resource required by a cluster or clusters in the data center. You can now add this resource to the hosts in the cluster.

Note

When creating a new logical network or making changes to an existing logical network that is used as a display network, any running virtual machines that use that network must be rebooted before the network becomes available or the changes are applied.

See Also:

Report a bug