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VMware NSX Lab Part 3 VMware Workstation 11
January 13, 2016
Repost
Reverted! I deleted the series in December 2015 but at the request of tmitchell5280, I have reposted. YMMV!
Installation & Configuration
Due to the number of components, I will not cover in detail the configuration of each one. I will endeavor to provide external references to components I gloss over.
My assumption is your laptop is installed with an operating system and the 500+ GB SSD installed and ready for virtual machines (VMs). I have two disk drives on my laptop, thus the SSD will be dedicated for virtual machine (VM) use. Advise using an external USB hard drive for installation media to conserve space but not a requirement.
Initially, you will need to obtain and install VMware Workstation. After installation, we will need create our virtual-physical network topology. These component will represent physical network layer two and three devices (Part 4).
Using VMware Workstation, we will be creating three networks called management, virtual machine, and transport networks. The two former are self explanatory, however, transport will be used to support the VXLAN protocol.
Our three networks or subnets will be 172.19.201.0/24, 172.19.202.0/24, and 172.19.203.0/24. The networks could be 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x and they are contiguous because that is my preference. They only need to be unique and, ideally, reserved for private use.
Create the three networks using the Virtual Network Editor within VMware Workstation. Instructions on its use are found at the URL below. The three networks should be host-only with DHCP disabled--Vyos will be used for DHCP.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1018697
NOTE: Host-only virtual network by default use x.x.x.1 IP address to permit swtiching between the workstation and the host-only virtual network. Thus, you cannot use x.x.x.1 as the interface for your layer three device or router.
Once completed, we will have the following networks ready for use.
vmnet0 = bridged = DHCP = Internet (default)
vmnet2 = host-only = 172.19.201.0/24 = Management
vmnet3 = host-only = 172.19.202.0/24 = Virtual Machine
vmnet4 = host-only = 172.19.203.0/24 = Transport
I am assuming your physical network interface is bridged, vmnet0, and using DHCP.
(Need to revisit after testing to identify which interface(s) need MTU over 1500)
Open a cmd shell as Administrator and execute netsh int ipv4 show int to display interfaces. Not the "Idx" values for "VMware Network Adapter VMnet1," "VMware Network Adapter VMnet2," and "VMware Network Adapter VMnet3." My installation of Windows 8.1 shows index 19, 20, and 21, respectively. Execute the following to set the MTU.
netsh int ipv4 set int 19 mtu=1600 store=persistent
netsh int ipv4 set int 20 mtu=1600 store=persistent
netsh int ipv4 set int 21 mtu=1600 store=persistent
Done!