How to create a private cloud step by step with System Center part 5: Setting up Networking

Go to the Settings tab, to have more options for our networking a quick tip is to avoid the automatic creation of logical networks when you add a host:

• Go to your SCVMM server and open the console.
• Under Generaldouble click Network Settings and uncheck the Create logical networks automatically option., click ok.

Now let’s create a logical Network:

• In the SCVMM Console go to the Fabric tab.
• Under Networking, right click in Logical Networks and select Create Logical Network.
• Define a descriptive name, such as Lab or Prod.
• Here is where the magic happens, and I am not going to get really deep into this because it’s a topic I prefer to show in a dedicated post.
• For an easy startup just select the check for Create a VM network with the same name to allow virtual machines to access this logical network directly, and click next.
• Click add and select your All Hosts Group.
• I will create 1 subnets and VLAN 0 because I’m not using VLANS right now, click next.

• And finish.

Now our Port Profile:

• Right click in Port Profiles and Create Hyper-V Port profile.
• Put a descriptive name such as Uplink for Lab.
• Select Uplink port profile and click next.

• Select your Logical network and click next.
• Finish.

And to finish create a logical switch:

• Right click on in Logical Switches and Create Logical Switch.
• Next.
• Descriptive name like Lab Logical Switch, click next.
• Defaults and Next.
• Select No Uplink Team, because we will not be teaming in this example.
• Click add and select your Uplink previously created, click next.
• Click Next.
• And Finish.

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Comments

• Anonymous
  September 01, 2014
  In this fourth part of the series we will install, configure, and integrate WDS to SCVMM. Use a copy
• Anonymous
  September 02, 2014
  I’m adding an index post so it’s easier for you to browse through this series of posts. How to create