VMware ESX NIC configuration & utilization
Scott featured a nice write up comparison of ESX nic utilization and vSwitch configuration the other day. The article is specifically around the Guest VM vSwitch and compares the differences between Link Aggregation and the opposite. It’s a useful reminder of the load balancing characterists of the different settings in the vSwitch.
This was a two part series on his webpage:
Part 2: http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/10/08/more-on-vmware-esx-nic-utilization/
Part 1: http://blog.scottlowe.org/2008/07/16/understanding-nic-utilization-in-vmware-esx/
