(My) network configuration – VMs

Best Practices:

Port binding: Static binding
Security
- Promiscous Mode: Reject
- MAC address changes: Reject
- Forged transmit: Reject
Teaming and failover
- Load balancing:
  - Route based on IP hash -> With distributed switch(with LACP)
  - Route base on physical NIC load -> With distributed Switch (without LACP)
  - Route based on originating virtual port -> With standard switch
- Network failure detection:
  - Link status only -> With 1 or 2 vmnics and with LACP
  - Beacon probing -> Only from 3 vmnics and without LACP
- Notify switches: YES
- Fallback: YES
- Failover order:
  - Active uplinks: LAG
  - Standby uplinks: none
  - Unused uplinks: All other uplinks

Sources and useful links