I am looking to model the following setup in ESXi (single ESXi 5 server free version).
Two servers (already built as VMs)
Each server has two nics
One nic is for in and out feeds
second nic is for MYSql replication between the servers.
Assumption is that all nics will get an external IP address from the datacenter.
What I need suggestions on is how best to model the two datacenters and their connectivity within the ESXi virtual network.
Would it be as simple as;
VM (Server 1) Nic 1&2 -> vSwitch 1 (Datacenter 1) -> VM (Router DC1) -> vSwitch (Internet)
VM (Server 2) Nic 1&2 -> vSwitch 2 (Datacenter 2) -> VM (Router DC2) -> vSwitch (Internet)
vSwitch (Internet) -> hardware NIC to my lan and ISPs router.
Does this seem reasonable or is there a better way to model it ?
Routing rules are separate to this and I have another thread in the Linux subforum to help manage that issue
.
Thanks
RB
Two servers (already built as VMs)
Each server has two nics
One nic is for in and out feeds
second nic is for MYSql replication between the servers.
Assumption is that all nics will get an external IP address from the datacenter.
What I need suggestions on is how best to model the two datacenters and their connectivity within the ESXi virtual network.
Would it be as simple as;
VM (Server 1) Nic 1&2 -> vSwitch 1 (Datacenter 1) -> VM (Router DC1) -> vSwitch (Internet)
VM (Server 2) Nic 1&2 -> vSwitch 2 (Datacenter 2) -> VM (Router DC2) -> vSwitch (Internet)
vSwitch (Internet) -> hardware NIC to my lan and ISPs router.
Does this seem reasonable or is there a better way to model it ?
Routing rules are separate to this and I have another thread in the Linux subforum to help manage that issue
. Thanks
RB