Figure 3.29 Viewing the status of logical switch modification to SET mode
When connecting to the Hyper-V hosts where I deployed the logical switch, I now see
that a new NIC team has been created and a new virtual switch in Hyper-V that
matches the configurations of all of those SCVMM networking constructs that I
defined.
When a virtual machine is created, the VM networks that are available will be listed to
choose from, based on those available within the logical switch. The networks
available depend on which were set via the uplink port profile selections.
All of this work certainly seems like far more effort than just manually creating a
switch in Hyper-V Manager, which can be automated with PowerShell. However,
consider having hundreds of Hyper-V hosts, and realize that now the environment has
been fully modeled in SCVMM, allowing for intricate deployments without the need
for users to understand the underlying network fabric or for administrators to search
for which IP address and VLAN to use. With the work done up front, the ongoing
management is far easier while also ensuring compliance.