VMware Cloud Foundation - Design Decision - Set the share value for vSphere vMotion traffic to Low.
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VMware Cloud Foundation - Design Decision - Set the share value for vSphere vMotion traffic to Low.

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Issue/Introduction

Design Decision: Set the share value for vSphere vMotion traffic to Low.

Resolution

Design Justification: During times of network contention, vSphere vMotion traffic is not as important as virtual machine or storage traffic.

Design Implication: During times of network contention, vMotion takes longer than usual to complete.

This design decision is supported in the following Domains. 
•    Management Domain
•    VI Workload Domain

This design decision is supported on VCF version 4.1 and higher. 

Note: To search for additional information on this design decision please search on the design decision text in https://docs.vmware.com/. For example https://docs.vmware.com/en/search/#/%22Enable%20Network%20I%2FO%20Control%20on%20all%20distributed%20switches.%22

Additional Information

Please reference the VMware Cloud Foundation version you are running and if this design decision is applicable to you. 

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