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  1. Create port groups (ESXi) or virtual bridges (KVM)

    1. Management network

      • Configure with a VLAN tag that is EXCLUDED from the tags available to Abiquo for assigning to virtual networks

    2. Service network

      • Configured in trunk mode (VLAN All - 4095) 

      • Enable promiscuous option

    3. Storage network (optional)

      • Configure with a VLAN tag that is EXCLUDED from the tags available to Abiquo for assigning to virtual networks

  2. Configure Abiquo platform components and hypervisors

    • Configure one VNIC in the VM definition 

      • Attach a VNIC to each port group (Management, Service, Storage, etc.)

    • Use suitable IP ranges for each VM

      • Check by MAC address which NIC is associated with each VNIC and therefore which port group/virtual bridge it is attached to.

  3. If the DHCP Server (or DHCP Relay Server) will be run on a virtual machine on ESXi, see How to configure an ESXi host to support VLAN tagging  

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