Performance, capacity, availability, and recoverability are all factors that must be taken into account when determining the hardware and the configuration of the physical network. The following steps are necessary to successfully complete the physical network design:
- Select the network hardware that satisfies the logical network design, including physical network switches and network interface cards.
- Verify whether the network I/O device hardware, such as network interface cards and Converged Network Adapters (CNAs), are compatible and supported by using the VMware HCL.
- Design the physical network topology and virtual network configuration to satisfy the design factors related to availability, recoverability, performance, and capacity.