Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Standard vSwitch vs. Distributed Switch
Similarities
in vNetwork Standard Switch & vNetwork Distributed Switch
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Both work on Layer 2
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Both Supports VLAN’s
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Both understand 802.1q VLAN
encapsulation
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Both Supports NIC Teaming
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Both can do traffic shaping for the
outbound (TX) traffic
Features only available in
Distributed Switch
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Supports traffic shaping for inbound
(RX) Traffic
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Centralized management interface
through vCenter
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Supports Private VLAN’s (PVLAN’s)
