Configuring Your Network for SBC SWe on VMware

Preparing your network for using the SBC SWe involves configuring/creating a virtual switch (standard or distributed), as well as configuring/adding interfaces, hosts, and VMs as described on the following pages:

• Creating Virtual Machine using vNetwork Standard Switch (vSwitch)
  • Creating a New SBC SWe VM Instance with VMXNET3
  • Creating a New SBC SWe VM Instance with Direct IO Pass-Through
• Creating Virtual Machine using vNetwork Standard Switch (vSwitch) in VMware ESXi Web Client
  • Creating an SBC SWe VM Instance with Direct IO Passthrough
  • Creating an SBC SWe VM Instance with VMXNET3
  • Adjusting Resource Allocations for VM using ESXi Web Client
• Creating Virtual Machines using SR-IOV Interfaces
  • Attach SR-IOV Interface in VMware ESXi 8.0 and Above
  • Set SRIOV VFs to 'Trust Mode' When Using 9 or More VLANs per PKT Interface
• Adjusting Resource Allocations for a VM

What is a Standard Switch Network?

A network with standard switches consists of virtual machines running on a single physical machine which are connected logically to each other so that they can send data to and receive data from each other. A network and its associated standard switches provide the interface between virtual machine NICs and physical network adapters.

Standard Switch Network

To create VMs using a standard switch, refer to Creating Virtual Machine using vNetwork Standard Switch (vSwitch).