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Correction #10924

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Update information on distributed vswitch behavior in VMware vSphere / ESXi

Correction #10924: Update information on distributed vswitch behavior in VMware vSphere / ESXi

Added by Nathan M almost 6 years ago. Updated about 4 years ago.

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New
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Jim Pingle
Category:
Recipes
Target version:
-
Start date:
09/21/2020
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Description

Page: https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/recipes/virtualize-esxi.html

Feedback:

Vmware has added support for mac learning in the dvswitch. If you enable this on the portgroup that you use CARP on, you don't need to turn on promiscuous mode or forged transmits, and you can also use multiple uplinks with LBT and no duplicate packets issues.

https://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2018/04/native-mac-learning-in-vsphere-6-7-removes-the-need-for-promiscuous-mode-for-nested-esxi.html

https://fojta.wordpress.com/2020/07/06/enable-mac-learning-as-default-on-vsphere-distributed-switch/

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Related to Todo #13464: Reorder bullet list for ESX/ESXi settings for HA clustersRejectedChris W

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JP Updated by Jim Pingle almost 6 years ago Actions
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  • Category set to High Availability

JP Updated by Jim Pingle almost 6 years ago Actions
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  • Description updated (diff)
  • Category changed from High Availability to Recipes

NM Updated by Nathan M almost 6 years ago Actions
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Yeah, enabling this also removes the need for the Net.ReversePathFwdCheckPromisc setting listed on that page. It basically solves all the annoying carp + vmware problems.

JP Updated by Jim Pingle about 4 years ago Actions
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  • Subject changed from Feedback on Virtualization — Virtualizing pfSense with VMware vSphere / ESXi to Update information on distributed vswitch behavior in VMware vSphere / ESXi

JP Updated by Jim Pingle over 3 years ago Actions
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  • Related to Todo #13464: Reorder bullet list for ESX/ESXi settings for HA clusters added
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