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Networking Administration Guide

All control elements and resources are available in the “Networking” section of the navigation menu.

Virtual distributed switch

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The tab that opens by default when you open “Networking”.

Creating a switch

To add a new virtual switch, you need to select the “add Distributed Virtual Switch” button.

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In the opened window, if necessary, you can immediately select the cluster to which the switch will be added, as well as set the MTU parameter value.

To modify the virtual switch, you need to hover over the required item in the table and select the edit icon.

To delete the virtual switch, you need to hover over the required item in the table, expand the additional menu, and select "Delete".

The following items are available for each virtual switch

Summary

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It consists of three main sections:

  • General - here are listed the main data about the virtual switch and the resources used

  • The block with the main metrics for the virtual switch

  • The block with tasks and events, where the virtual switch is indicated as the "Target"

Monitoring

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The section with a graphical representation of metrics for the cluster. For more details about monitoring management tools, you can read further in the provided documentation or resource Resources Monitoring Tutorial

Topology

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Graphic representation of the topology of the created network.

Port Groups

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The table view of all port groups created on the selected virtual switch.

Creating a port group

To add a new port group, you need to select the “add Distributed Port Group” button.

Next steps:

  1. General - here you need to set a name for the port group and a note if necessary

  2. Configuration

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    1. VLAN Access/Trunk port. In the case of the latter, also the selection of a range.

    2. Setting the MTU parameter. It is also possible to inherit the switch parameters. In this case, when the parameters are changed, they will change automatically.

  3. DHCP - The ability to choose DHCP settings. You can select an existing one or create a new one. The steps for creation are described in the corresponding section of the manual. Networking Administration Guide | Adding-a-DHCP-Pool

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  1. QoS - The ability to choose QoS settings. You can select an existing one or create a new one. The steps for creation are described in the corresponding section of the manual. Networking Administration Guide | Adding-a-QoS-rule

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  2. Teaming – setting the operating order of network adapters

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  3. Summary – Completing all of the above-listed points is essential for the summary.

Modifying a port group

To modify a port group, you need to hover over the required item in the table and select the edit icon.

Deleting a port group

To delete a port group, you need to hover over the required item in the table, expand the additional menu, and select “Delete”.

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The table representation of all distributed uplinks created on the selected virtual switch.

To add a new uplink, you need to select the “add Distributed Uplinks” button.

Next steps:

  1. Configuration 

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    1. Select the created port group where the uplink needs to be added

    2. Choice of automatic or fixed data transfer rate agreement

  2. Host interfaces - The ability to choose interfaces within clusters for the server

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To modify a Uplink, you need to hover over the required item in the table and select the edit icon.

To delete a Uplink, you need to hover over the required item in the table, expand the additional menu, and select “Delete”.

Internal adapters

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The table representation of all Internal Adapter created on the selected virtual switch.

Creation Internal Adapter

To add a new Internal Adapter, you need to select “add Internal Adapter ”.

Next steps:

  1. Adapter properties - Выбор созданной порт группы, куда необходимо добавить uplink

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  2. IP configuration – The ability to choose DHCP settings. You can select an existing one or create a new one. The steps for creation are described in the corresponding section of the manual. Networking Administration Guide | Adding-a-DHCP-Pool

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  3. QoS - The ability to choose QoS settings. You can select an existing one or create a new one. The steps for creation are described in the corresponding section of the manual. Networking Administration Guide | Adding-a-QoS-rule

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  4. Teaming – setting the operating order of network adapters

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  5. Summary – Completing all of the above-listed points is essential for the summary.

Modifying a Internal Adapter

To modify a Internal Adapter, you need to hover over the required item in the table and select the edit icon.

Deleting a Internal Adapter

To delete a Internal Adapter, you need to hover over the required item in the table, expand the additional menu, and select “Delete”.

VMs

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The table representation of all virtual machines created on the virtual switch. For more details, you can refer to the documentation on the provided link. Virtual Machines Administration Guide

To modify a virtual machine, you need to hover over the required item in the table and select the edit icon.

To delete a virtual machine, you need to hover over the required item in the table, expand the additional menu, and select "Delete".

QoS

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The table representation of all QoS rules created on the selected virtual switch.

Adding a QoS rule

To add a new rule, you need to select the “add QoS rule” button.

Next steps:

  1. General – here you need to set a name for the rule and a note if necessary.

  2. Configuration

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    1. Copy setting - The ability to copy the parameters set from a previously created rule.

    2. Rule type – the type of rule.

    3. Traffic shaping type - limiting the bandwidth of a channel for an individual network node below the technical capabilities of the channel to the node. It can be configured separately for incoming and outgoing traffic, as well as for both directions simultaneously.

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Modifying a QoS

To modify a QoS, you need to hover over the required item in the table and select the edit icon.

Deleting a QoS

To delete a QoS, you need to hover over the required item in the table, expand the additional menu, and select “Delete”.

Security policy

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A table view listing the roles and the users to whom these roles have been assigned.

To add a new user, you need to select the "Provide access" button. Then choose the user/group and set of rights. You can read more at the provided documentation link. Global access to system resources

To change rights, hover over the required element in the table and select the edit icon.

To delete rights, hover over the required element in the table, expand the additional menu, and select "Delete".

DHCP pools

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To navigate, you need to go to the “Networking” section and select the “Nextop DHCP” tab, which lists all the DHCP pools created in the system in a table format.

Adding a DHCP Pool

To add a new virtual switch, you need to select the “add DHCP pool” button. Next steps:

  1. General - here you need to set a name for the pool and a note if necessary.

  2. Configuration - here you need to fill in the following items according to the system’s needs:

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    1. DHCP type - choose either DHCP version 4 or 6.

    2. Subnet IP / Subnet mask - the subnet address and mask.

    3. Default gateway - the default gateway.

    4. DNS server addresses - the DNS settings block.

    5. IP address Pools - setting the ranges of IP addresses.

Modifying a DHCP Pool

To modify a DHCP Pool, you need to hover over the required item in the table and select the edit icon.

Deleting a DHCP Pool

To delete a DHCP Pool, you need to hover over the required item in the table, expand the additional menu, and select “Delete”.

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