Before we delve deeper into each of these settings, let's compare the settings that are available on both vSS and vDS.
Security, Traffic Shaping, Teaming and Failover – vSS versus vDS:
|
Category |
vSphere Standard Switch (vSS) |
vSphere Distributed Switch(vDS) |
| Security |
Promiscuous mode MAC Address changes Forged Transmits |
Promiscuous mode MAC Address changes Forged Transmits |
| Traffic shaping |
Egress Traffic Shaping Average Bandwidth Burst Size Peak Bandwidth |
Egress and Ingress Traffic Shaping Average Bandwidth Burst Size Peak Bandwidth |
| Teaming and failover |
Route based on originating virtual port Route based on IP hash Route based on source MAC hash Use explicit failover order Failover detection Failover order |
Route based on originating virtual port Route based on IP hash Route based on source MAC hash Route based on physical NIC load Use explicit failover order Failover detection Failover order
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Let's deep dive into each category.