Information documented by XIA Configuration
Find out more about the distributed switch information documented by XIA Configuration below:
Distributed Switch Settings
A distributed virtual switch (dvSwitch) acts as a single switch that is available across multiple hosts allowing a consistent centrally managed network configuration for virtual machines as they migrate between hosts.
Document the following distributed switch settings:
- Name
- Description
- Manufacturer
- Version
- Port Count
- Maximum MTU
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of VMware distributed switch settings
Distributed Switch Diagram
Automatically create a diagram of your distributed switch configuration:
XIA Configuration screenshot of a VMware distributed switch diagram
Uplink Port Names
Audit the names of your uplink ports:
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of uplink port names
Hosts
To see all the VMware host settings documented by XIA Configuration, view the VMware host page.
Within the distributed switch section, XIA Configuration displays the following hosts information:
- Name
- Product
- Version
- Connection State
- Manufacturer
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of hosts information
XIA Configuration provides administrator contact details:
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of administrator contact details
Discovery Protocol
Document the following discovery protocol information:
- Link Discovery Protocol Operation
- Link Disovery Protocol
NetFlow Settings
Audit the following NetFlow settings:
- Collector IP Address
- Collector Port
- Active Flow Export Timeout
- Idle Flow Export Timeout
- Sampling Rate
- Process Internal Flows Only
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of NetFlow settings
Health Check
XIA Configuration provides the following health check information:
- VLAN and MTU
- Teaming and Failover
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of health check information
Port Mirroring
Document the following port mirroring information:
- Name
- Session Type
- Port Mirroring Enabled
- Description
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port mirroring information
Private VLANs
Audit the following private VLAN information:
- Primary VLAN ID
- Secondary VLAN ID
- VLAN Type
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of private VLAN information
Permissions
XIA Configuration provides the following information about permissions:
- Principal Name
- Role Name
- Defined Location (e.g. datacenters)
- Propagate
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of permissions information
Uplink Ports
Uplink ports connect a distributed switch to the physical network interface cards on the hosts that are associated with the switch.
Document the following information about uplink ports:
- Name
- Configure Reset at Disconnect
- Block Port/s
Override Port Policies
- Block Ports
- Vendor Configuration
- VLAN
- NetFlow
- Traffic Filtering and Marking
VLAN
- VLAN Type
- Inherited
- VLAN Identifier
Monitoring
Permissions
- Principal Name
- Role Name
- Defined Location (e.g. datacenters)
- Propagate
XIA Configuration screenshot of uplink ports information
Port Groups
A distributed port group is a port group associated with a distributed switch and specifies port configuration options for each member port.
XIA Configuration inventories the following port groups information:
- Name
- Binding
- Port Allocation
- Port Count
- Configure Reset at Disconnect
- Block Port/s
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port group settings
Override Port Policies
- Block Ports
- Traffic Shaping
- Vendor Configuration
- VLAN
- Uplink Teaming
- Resource Allocation
- Security Policy
- NetFlow
- Traffic Filtering and Marking
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of override port policies
Port Security
- Promiscuous Mode
- MAC Address Changes
- Forged Transmits
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port security
Traffic Shaping
- Ingress Traffic Shaping Enabled
- Egress Traffic Shaping Enabled
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port group traffic shaping
VLAN
- VLAN Type
- Inherited
- VLAN Identifier
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port group VLAN information
Teaming and Failover
- Load Balancing Type
- Beacon Probing
- Notify Switches
- Failback
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port group teaming and failover information
Failover Order
- Uplinks Inherited
- Active Uplinks
- Standby Uplinks
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port group failover order information
Monitoring
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of port group monitoring information
Permissions
- Principal Name
- Role Name
- Defined Location (e.g. datacenters)
- Propagate
XIA Configuration PDF output screenshot of permissions information
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