Is it possible to connect two multi-NIC ESXi 5 servers together with a crossover cable?
Here is my scenario. I have two ESXi servers with 2 NICs each. I want to connect one port from each box to the main network and the other port with a cable going directly from one server to the other.
I then want to setup static IP addresses for all 4 NICs, and have the 2 NICs that are directly connected running a unique subnet that is not visible from the rest of the network. Ultimately, I want to setup a unique subnet for most of the VMs on both boxes which is routed to the main network but never seen from the main network (i.e. the main network would never see this special subnet).
If this is possible, how would you configure the boxes to do it?
I can't figure out how to set static IP addresses on the secondary NICs. Neither have I found a way to configure routing so that the VMs I choose would be using this "private" subnet (the same subnet on both ESX boxes).