Configuring Network Interfaces

The installation process automatically configures one embedded 10GbE port from each I/O module into a vSwitch with port groups to support the ESXi Management Network and a VM Network for virtual machine traffic. The remaining embedded Ethernet ports and any optional, non-embedded Ethernet PCIe adapters are unassigned. You must manually configure the unassigned network adapters into vSwitches for fault tolerance, and then assign the vSwitches to port groups based on the virtual machines you intend to connect, your network environment, and performance considerations.

For additional information about performance and load-balancing considerations in a VMware vSphere environment, see the VMware vSphere documentation.