I have two hosts which I have connected directly via 10G NICs bypassing a switch.
I want to use this connection for vmotion and have followed all the instructions.
I created a new vSwitch on each host, with a vMotion VMKernel port group, and the vmnics connected to the vSwitch.
The IP addresses are for dedicated subnet seperate from the management and vmnetwork.
Since vCenter forces you to use a gateway, I checked "override Gateway" and tried a common gateway address on the new subnet that didn't exist.
As this didn't work, I then used the other hosts as gateways, different gateway addresses on each vSwitch.
vMotion is enabled only on this switch. However.... It doesn't work!
Since vMotion doesn't use the designated route, I tried SSH into both the hosts to ping the other host. No ping!!
I tried pinging the host's own IP (for vmotion vmkernel) and NOTHING!
Can someone help me, I think the problem is either:
1. Need a crossover cable (the NIC supports crossover but vmware might not?)
2. Need a distributed switch instead of a basic vswitch?
2. Need a gateway address?
THANKS