Virtual Networking Features of the VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch and Cisco Nexus 1000V Switches

With the introduction of VMware ESX, many virtualization administrators are managing virtual switches inside the hypervisor. This paper will help virtualization and network administrators understand the available virtual networking features. This paper includes improvements resulting from updates VMware vSphere 4 Update 1 (including VMware ESX 4.0u1) and Cisco Nexus 1000V Version 1.2.