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Chapter 6 Administering ESX Server
Creating and Editing Virtual Switches
You!can!create!new!virtual!switches!or!edit!existing!switches.!
To create a virtual switch
1Log!in!to!the!VMware!Management!Interface!as!root.!
The!Status!Monitor!appears.
2Click!the!Options!tab,!and!click!the!Network!Connections!tab.!
The!Create!Virtual!Switch!dialog!box!opens!and!displays!configuration!options!for!
the!new!switch.!
3Enter!a!name
!for!the!virtual!switch!in!the!Network!Label!field.!
The!Network!Label!feature!lets!you!specify!a!network!label!for!switches!and!port!
groups!that!are!used!by!virtual!machines.!
4In!the!Bind!Outbound!Adapters!list,!select!an!adapter!to!assign!it!to!the!new!
switch.!
5In!the!Other!Outbound!
Adapters!list,!select!an!adapter!to!reassign!it!to!the!new!
switch.
This!list!shows!the!adapters!currently!assigned!to!other!switches.!
6Click!Create!Switch!to!create!the!new!virtual!switch!and!close!the!window.
To edit an existing virtual switch and its adapters
1Click!Edit.!
The!Edit!Virtual!Switch!dialog!box!opens!and!displays!existing!configuration!and!
adapter!
settings!for!the!switch.!
2Edit!the!network!label!of!the!switch!in!the!Network!Label!field.!
The!Network!Label!feature!lets!you!specify!a!network!label!for!switches!and!port!
groups!used!by!virtual!machines.
3In!the!Bind!Outbound!Adapters!list,!select!an!adapter!to!assign!it!to!the!new!
switch.!
4To!route!network!traffic!locally,!deselect!all!the!adapters!and!click!OK.!
N
OTE If!virtual!machines!are!configured!to!use!the!switch!and!you!change!the!name!
of!the!label,!the!virtual!machines!will!not!power!on.!