about_VMM_2012_Virtual_Networking
適用対象: System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Virtual Machine Manager
about_VMM_2012_Virtual_Networking
TOPIC
about_VMM_2012_Virtual_Networking
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Provides an overview of Virtual Networking in Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
for System Center 2012 and the VMM command-line interface.
LONG DESCRIPTION
Networking in VMM for System Center 2012 includes several enhancements that
enable administrators to efficiently provision network resources for a
virtualized environment.
Logical Networks
A logical network together with one or more associated logical network
definitions (also called network sites) is a user-defined named grouping
of IP subnets, VLANs, or IP subnet/VLAN pairs that is used to organize
and simplify network assignments. Logical networks represent an
abstraction of the underlying physical network infrastructure which
enables you to model the network based on business needs and connectivity
properties. After a logical network is created, it can be used to specify
the network on which a host or a virtual machine is deployed. Users can
assign logical networks as part of virtual machine and service creation
without having to understand the underlying network details.
At least one logical network must exist for you to deploy virtual
machines and services. By default, when you add a Hyper-V host to VMM
management, VMM automatically creates logical networks that match the
first DNS suffix label of the connection-specific DNS suffix on each
host network adapter.
To create a logical network through the VMM command shell, use the
New-SCLogicalNetwork cmdlet. After you have created the logical network,
you can use Set-SCLogicalNetwork to modify its properties.
Logical Network Definitions
After you create a logical network, you can create one or more logical
network definitions (also known as network sites) that you can
associate with your logical network. A logical network definition
associates one or more subnets, VLANs and subnet/VLAN pairs with a
logical network, and enables you to define the host groups to which
the logical network definition is available.
To create a logical network definition by using the VMM command shell,
use the New-SCLogicalNetworkDefinition to create the object. You can
subsequently modify the logical network definition by using the
Set-SCLogicalNetworkDefinition cmdlet.
Assigning logical networks to host groups
To make a logical network available to a host, you must associate
the logical network with a host group. You assign a logical network
to a host group when you use the New-SCLogicalNetworkDefinition
cmdlet to create a logical network definition (also called a
network site). You can add host groups at a later time by using the
AddVMHostGroup parameter with the Set-SCVMHostGroup cmdlet.
Static IP Address Pools
If you associate one or more IP subnets with a network site, you can
create static IP address pools from those subnets. Static IP address
pools enable VMM to automatically allocate static IP addresses to
Windows-based virtual machines that are running on any managed Hyper-V,
VMware ESX or Citrix XenServer host. VMM can automatically assign
static IP addresses from the pool to stand-alone virtual machines, to
virtual machines that are deployed as part of a service, and to
physical computers when you use VMM to deploy them as Hyper-V hosts.
Additionally, when you create a static IP address pool, you can define
a reserved range of IP addresses for load balancer virtual IP (VIP)
addresses. VMM automatically assigns a virtual IP address to a load
balancer during the deployment of a load-balanced service tier.
You can create a static IP address pool using the
New-SCStaticIPAddressPool cmdlet, and configure associated information
such as default gateways, Domain Name System (DNS) servers, DNS
suffixes, and Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) servers.
IP address pools support both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. However, you
cannot mix IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in the same IP address pool.
MAC Address Pools
VMM can automatically assign static MAC addresses to new virtual network
devices on Windows-based virtual machines that are running on any managed
Hyper-V, ESX or XenServer host. VMM has two default static MAC address
pools; the default MAC address pool (for Hyper-V and XenServer), and the
default VMware MAC address pool (for ESX hosts). You can also create
custom MAC address pools that are scoped to specific host groups.
To create a MAC address pool, use the New-SCMACAddressPool cmdlet. To
update the settings for an existing MAC address pool, use the
Set-SCMACAddressPool cmdlet.
To allocate MAC addresses from a MAC address pool, use the
Grant-SCMACAddress cmdlet. You can later return the allocated MAC
address to the MAC address pool by using the Revoke-SCMACAddress cmdlet.
Load Balancer Integration
In VMM, you can use Microsoft Network Load Balancing (NLB) or you can add
supported hardware load balancers to VMM. By adding a load balancer to
VMM, you can load balance requests to the virtual machines that make up a
service tier. By default, NLB is added as an available load balancer when
you install VMM. You can add a load balancer to VMM using the
Add-SCLoadBalancer cmdlet.
To add supported hardware load balancers, you must install a
configuration provider, available from the load balancer manufacturer.
The configuration provider is a plug-in to VMM that translates VMM
PowerShell commands to API calls that are specific to a type of load
balancer. Specify the configuration provider when you use the
Add-SCLoadBalancer cmdlet by using the ConfigurationProvider parameter.
Before you can use a hardware load balancer or NLB, you must create
associated virtual IP (VIP) templates.
VIP Templates
A virtual IP (VIP) template contains load balancer-related
configuration settings for a specific type of network traffic. Create
a load balancer VIP template by using the New-SCLoadBalancerVIP cmdlet.
SEE ALSO
about_VMM_2012
about_VMM_2012_Cmdlet_and_Parameter_Name_Mapping
about_VMM_2012_Cmdlet_Backward_Compatibility
New-SCLogicalNetwork
Set-SCLogicalNetwork
New-SCLogicalNetworkDefinition
Set-SCLogicalNetworkDefinition
Set-SCVMHostGroup
New-SCStaticIPAddressPool
New-SCMACAddressPool
Set-SCMACAddressPool
Grant-SCMACAddress
Revoke-SCMACAddress
Add-SCLoadBalancer
New-SCLoadBalancerVIP