Specifications

Administration Guide
190 VMware, Inc.
An!internal!adapter!is!created!for!the!virtual!switch.!A!notification!message !shows!
“No!outbound!adapters.!Traffic!routed!locally.”
5 Select!an!adapter!to!assign!it!to!the!switch!from!the!Bind!Unassigned!Adapters!list.!
Under!Other!Outbound!Adapters,!Bind!Unassigned!Adapters!lists!any!
unassigned!adapters.!You!can!transfer!any!listed!adapters
!from!other!switches!to!
the!virtual!switch!you!are!configuring.!
6Click!OK!to!save!the!new!switch!configuration!and!close!the!window.
7To!remove!the!switch,!click!Remove!Switch.!
This!action!removes!the!virtual!switch!and!does!not!save!any!configuration!
changes!made!to!the!edit!page.!
Creating Port Groups
Port!groups!are!extensions!of!networks,!using!Virtual!Local!Area!Networks!(VLANs).!
VLANs!allow!configured!networks!to!communicate!securely!among!themselves!as!if!
connected!to!a!common!isolated!physical!network.!To!create !a!port!group,!an!existing!
network!must!be!configured.!
To create a port group
1Log!in!to!the!VMware!Management!Interface!as!root.
The
!Status!Monitor!appears.
2Click!the!Options!tab,!and!click!the!Network!Connections!tab.!
The!Virtual!Switches!dialog!box!opens.
3To!create!a!port!group!for!a!switch,!click!Add!next!to!Port!Groups.!
The!Create!Port!Groups!dialog!box!opens!and!displays!configuration!options!for!a!
port!group.!
4Enter!a!name
!for!the!port!group!in!the!Port!Group!Label!field.!
5In!the!VLAN!ID!field,!enter!a!number!between!1!and!4095.!
6Click!Create!Port!Group!to!create!the!new!port!group!and!close!the!window.
Disabling vmkernel VLAN Tagging
When!VLANs!are!created!within!your!ESX!Server,!the!vmkernel,!by!default,!manages!
the!VLAN!processing!of!Ethernet!frames.!If!you!do!not!want!the!vmkernel!to!manage!
VLAN!processing,!configure!the!vmkernel!to!pass!all!Ethernet!frames!between!guest!
operating!systems!and!the!outside!network.