Best practices for ESXi host networking design

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February 26, 2026 at 6:21 AM #161753

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Let us discuss ESXi host networking best practices. Some topics to consider:nn1. How many physical NICs per host?n2. vSwitch vs vDS — when to use each?n3. VLAN trunking vs separate physical networksn4. Jumbo frames — worth the complexity?n5. Network I/O Control (NIOC) settingsnnShare your designs and lessons learned!

February 26, 2026 at 6:21 AM #161754

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Good topic! My standard design uses 4x 10GbE NICs with a distributed vSwitch. Two for management/vMotion and two for VM traffic. Jumbo frames on the storage network only.
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