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Nandu_neo_36730
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Mar 23, 2019

Is it possible to Trunk VLANs in LTM Virtual Editon?

Version is BIG-IP 11.6.3 and we were told we can only create 10 interfaces for a VM in VCenter as per VMWare Team and we need to add two more interfaces to the existing 9 interfaces. How can this be implemented? Any help is greatly appreciated!!!

 

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  • Dave_McCauley_3's avatar
    Dave_McCauley_3
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    Mar 23, 2019

    It is possible. You basically just present the whole trunk to the BIG-IP and add VLANs as you would in a normal hardware device.

     

    There were a few bugs in older versions since not a lot of people were using it. I don't know if 11.6.3 was one of them, but it'd probably be a good idea to get to a v12 or v13 before trunking if possible. Ask your SE if they can look up if there's any bugs for the version you're on.

     

    -Dave

     

  • Stanislas_Piro2's avatar
    Stanislas_Piro2
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    Mar 23, 2019

    You must first configure VMWARE to support it:

     

    https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1004252

     

    Configuration of VirtualSwitch (vSwitch)

     

    To set a standard vSwitch portgroup to trunk mode:

     

    1. Edit host networking via the Virtual infrastructure Client.
    2. Navigate to Host > Configuration > Networking > vSwitch > Properties.
    3. Click Ports > Portgroup > Edit.
    4. Click the General tab.
    5. Set the VLAN ID to 4095. A VLAN ID of 4095 represents all trunked VLANs.
    6. Click OK.

    To set a distributed vSwitch portgroup to trunk mode:

     

    1. Edit host networking via the Virtual infrastructure Client.
    2. Navigate to Home > Inventory > Networking.
    3. Right-click on the dvPortGroup and select Edit Settings.
    4. Within that dvPortGroup, go to Policies > VLAN.
    5. Set VLAN type to VLAN Trunking and specify a range of VLANs or specificy a list of VLANs to be passed to the Virtual machines connected to this portgroup.

    Note: To improve security, virtual Distributed Switches allow you to specify a range or selection of VLANs to trunk rather than allowing all VLANS via VLAN 4095.