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Troubleshooting networking issues when using VMware products (2013105)
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Summary
When
encountering network issues in a a virtualized environment,
sometimes it can be daunting task to troubleshoot. This
article attempts to point you in the right direction
when experiencing the following issues:
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Random disconnections
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Slow speeds
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Unable to connect to servers or workstations
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Random network failures
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Unexpected packet loss
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Alerts or alarms being received
In order to
help you troubleshoot these problems we suggest you look at the
following links:
VMware HA
(High Availibility)/vMotion failures in vCenter
Server:
- Network redundancy message when configuring VMware High Availability in vCenter Server (1004700)
- Diagnosing VMware vMotion failure at 10% (1003734)
- NIC team failover, failback, or vMotion results in loss of network connectivity (1003969)
- Cannot configure HA when there are more than one Management Network/Service Console (1000618)
- VMotion migration warning: The VMotion interface of the destination host uses network, which differs from the network used by the VMotion interface of the source host (1003841)
- Incompatible HA Networks appearing when attempting to configure HA (High Availability) (1006541)
- Network redundancy message when configuring VMware High Availability in vCenter Server (1004700)
ESX/ESXi
networking/configuration:
- Changing the IP address, default gateway, and hostname of the Service Console in ESX (4309499)
- Recreating Service Console networking from the command line (1000266)
- ESX/ESXi hosts have intermittent or no network connectivity (1004109)
- Configuring networking from the ESX service console command line (1000258)
- Verifying ESX host networking configuration on the service console (1003796)
- Observed IP range does not show network in ESX or ESXi (1006744)
- Configuring the ESXi Management Network from the direct console (1006710)
VMware
vCenter Lab Manager network/configuration:
Guest operating system issues/configuration:
Best Practices and Informational:
General resources:
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Visit the VMware Documentation site for more information on setting up your environment
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Visit the Technical Resource Center on Virtual Networking.
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Discuss your issue in the VMware Communities
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