Configuring ESXi Networking
- With an ESXi Host selected, navigate to Configure > Virtual Switches > Add Networking.
- Select VMkernel Network Adapter.
- Select New standard switch and keep MTU (Bytes) at 1500.
- Click the + button and assign the appropriate NIC for data traffic. Take note of this NIC identifier, as you will need it in the next step (i.e., vmnic2).
- Change the Network label as needed. Ensure that vMotion and NVMe over TCP are selected.
- Next, set the static IP’s configuration for data network traffic.
- With the same ESXi host selected, navigate to Configure > Storage Adapters > Add Software Adapter > Add NVMe over TCP adapter.
- Click the drop-down menu and assign the vmnic used when creating the vSwitch; i.e., vmnic2.
The ESXi host should now be able to ping Lightbits cluster data addresses.
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