In this chapter, we will be discussing networking from basics to NSX. Networking is a very important part of the VMware infrastructure. When you configure well, you will be a happy admin. Networking is a critical part of a server virtualization.

So, let's go networking. Wait!

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

• Virtual networking concepts
• Standard and distributed virtual switches
• Physical switches integrations (VLAN, LACP/link aggregation/team, network security)
• VMkernel interfaces
• Virtual switches design (numbers of virtual switches, portgroup, vmnic, vmk)
• Moving from the virtual network to NSX