Thank you for your assistance, here is the requested information:
ESXI01:
VLAN vDS is connected to dvUplink1 (1 NIC Adapter) vmnic4 (esxi01.networxxit.local) Intel 82540OEM Gigabit
vDS Production is connected to dvUplink1 (1 NIC Adapter) vmnic3 (esxi01.networxxit.local) Intel 80003ES2LAN Gigabit
ESXI02:
VLAN vDS is connected to dvUplink1 (1 NIC Adapter) vmnic5 (esxi02.networxxit.local) Intel 82540OEM Gigabit
vDS Production is connected to dvUplink1 (1 NIC Adapter) vmnic1 (esxi02.networxxit.local) Intel 82571EB Gigabit
ESXI03:
VLAN vDS is connected to dvUplink1 (1 NIC Adapter) vmnic4 (esxi03.networxxit.local) Intel 82540OEM Gigabit
vDS Production is connected to dvUplink1 (1 NIC Adapter) vmnic3 (esxi03.networxxit.local) Intel 82571EB Gigabit
The VM's on the VLAN vDS are only able to ping each other if they are on the same host. I cannot ping across hosts to other VMs within the VLAN. Also, only those VLAN VM's on the ESXI03 host have access to the vDS Production and the internet.
All VM's on the vDS Production switch have no issues, they can ping each other and have access to the internet.
Greg