What I meant by Layer 2 VLAN is no gateway, no DNS.
So when you configure network settings on the adapter (Both Primary and Secondary):
- IP Address: x.x.x.x
- Subnet Mask: x.x.x.x
- Gateway: NULL
- DNS: NULL
Also, the Channel Network uses port 57348 by default and this has to be manually opened from the Windows Firewall (Heartbeat installation doesn't do this automatically).
If there is no dvUplink, obviously, packets cannot be transferred from one ESXi to another. You need the uplinks.
In my case, I didn't configure PVLAN, only a portgroup with VLAN used.
Could you provide me more details:
- How many and which VLANs are configured (from the switch side) on the interfaces
- Which VLAN is being used for Channel Network
-Steven