Assign a Static IP Address to an ESXi Host

Each ESXi host must have a unique static IP address that is in the same subnet as the vCenter Server IP address.

Network Action
Field

IP Enter a static IP address for the ESXi host.

Address

Subnet Enter the subnet mask of the network to which the static IP address belongs.
Mask

Default Enter the gateway for the subnet.

Gateway
1 In the System Customization menu, select Configure Management Network and press Enter.
2 In the Configure Management Network menu, select IP Configuration and press Enter.
3 In the IP Configuration dialog box, select Set static IP address and network configuration and press the spacebar.
4 Type the static IP configuration in the corresponding text boxes and press Enter.

5 Press Esc.

The Configure Management Network confirmation dialog box appears.

6 Press Y to restart the management network and apply the new static IP address.

Assign a VLAN ID to an ESXi Host

To isolate the management traffic of the ESXi hosts within the VSA cluster network, assign the same VLAN ID to
each ESXi host that you want to add to the VSA cluster.

1 In the System Customization menu, select Configure Management Network by using the keyboard
arrows and press Enter.
2 In the Configure Management Network menu, select VLAN (option) and press Enter.
3 In the VLAN ID input text box, type the VLAN ID of the virtual LAN that your ESXi should use, and press
Enter.

The VLAN ID for the ESXi host is set.

 Specify a Hostname and DNS Servers for an ESXi Host

To enable DNS resolution on your ESXi hosts, add DNS servers to the ESXi network settings.

Procedure
1 In the Configure Management Network menu, select DNS Configuration and press Enter.
2 In the DNS Configuration dialog box, use the keyboard arrows to select Use the following DNS server
addresses and hostname and press the spacebar.
3 Fill the required input fields to configure the DNS settings of the ESXi host and press Enter.

Option Action

Primary DNS Server Type the IP address of the primary DNS server of the ESXi host network.

Alternate DNS Type the IP address of the secondary DNS server of the ESXi host
Server network.

Hostname Type the hostname of the ESXi host.