Network Layer

3. vCloud Management Architecture : 3.3 Network Layer

3.3 Network Layer

The following design guidelines apply to network configuration for the management cluster:

Separate network traffic logically for security and load according to traffic type (management, virtual machine, VMware vSphere vMotion®, FT, IP storage).

Implement network component and path redundancy.

Implement network speeds of least 1GigE–10GigE, if possible.

Standardize on VMware vSphere Distributed Switch™ across all clusters, including the management cluster.