Understanding Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Virtualization

The evolution of virtualization lead to an evolution of wide range of virtualized technology including the key building block of a data center which is Network. A traditional network used be wired connection of physical switches and devices. A network … Continue reading →

Comparing VMware vSwitch with SCVMM Network Virtualization

Feature VMware vSphere System Center VMM 2012 R2 Standard vSwitch DV Switch Switch Features Yes Yes Yes Layer 2 Forwarding Yes Yes Yes IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging Yes Yes Yes Multicast Support Yes Yes Yes Network Policy – Yes Yes … Continue reading →

Understanding Network Virtualization in SCVMM 2012 R2

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Networking in SCVMM is a communication mechanism to and from SCVMM Server, Hyper-v Hosts, Hyper-v Cluster, virtual machines, application, services, physical switches, load balancer and third party hypervisor. Functionality includes: Logical Networking of almost “Anything” hosted in SCVMM- Logical network … Continue reading →

How to implement hardware load balancer in SCVMM

The following procedure describe Network Load Balancing functionality in Microsoft SCVMM. Microsoft native NLB is automatically included into SCVMM when you install SCVMM. This procedure describe how to install and configure third party load balancer in SCVMM. Prerequisites: Microsoft System … Continue reading →