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desjaa
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Sep 20, 2007

Feb 7, 2008 10:19 AM

Exporting and Importing Networking Configuration


Hi,

I am in the process of adding more ESX servers into my cluster and am wondering if there is a way to export the networking configuration from one of my ESX servers that is already configured and import it onto my new ESX servers.

Does anyone know if there is a command line tool I could use to do this?


Thanks!

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Duncan Epping
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Nov 27, 2007
1. Feb 7, 2008 1:03 PM in response to: desjaa
Re: Exporting and Importing Networking Configuration

For the vlan / portgroup setup there's a tool: http://www.run-virtual.com/?p=159
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desjaa
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2. Feb 7, 2008 1:10 PM in response to: Duncan Epping
Re: Exporting and Importing Networking Configuration

Thank you for replying. So, if I have an existing ESX server with a network configuration that I want to duplicate on a new ESX server this tool will let me do that? Or will this tool just ease the configuration process by providing a gui?


I'm sorry if I seem a bit confused about this tool.


Thanks again!

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Duncan Epping
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3. Feb 7, 2008 1:13 PM in response to: desjaa
Re: Exporting and Importing Networking Configuration

If you have the vSwitch already setup, this tool will dupe the Portgroups including vlan id... which can be very useful if you have a whole bunch of portgroups.


I would use scripting, setting this up via the commandline isn't that difficult.

just look into the esxcfg- commands.

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desjaa
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4. Feb 7, 2008 1:16 PM in response to: Duncan Epping
Re: Exporting and Importing Networking Configuration

Our configuration is very basic so there isn't much to do. Just thought there might be an easy way to import a config file automatically. I can script it and add it to my kickstart for my next builts - but for this one it seems like the easiest way is to do it manually (or create my script and use it now).

Thanks for your help!

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