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When you connect directly to a host or vCenter Server with the vSphere Client, you can view and configure
vSphere standard switches.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Networking Limitations in the vSphere Client,” on page 225
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“View Networking Information in the vSphere Client,” on page 226
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“View Network Adapter Information in the vSphere Client,” on page 226
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“Setting Up Networking with vSphere Standard Switches,” on page 227
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“Setting Up Networking with vSphere Distributed Switches,” on page 230
Networking Limitations in the vSphere Client
The network tasks that you can perform when you connect directly to an ESXi host or vCenter Server
system with the vSphere Client are limited.
The following network features are unavailable or read-only in the vSphere Client:
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vSphere vMotion across vCenter Server systems
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vSphere vMotion across large geographical distances
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Network DRS
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DRS anti-affinity rules
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Network I/O control
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Open vSwitch
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Proxy switch autoscale capability
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Opaque networks
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SR-IOV
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LACP
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Multicast
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Multi-instance TCP/IP stack and upgrade
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IPv6 support for ESX architecture, NFS 4.1 storage operations, iSCSI, guest OS customizations, virtual
datacenters
Use the vSphere Web Client as the primary interface for managing the full range of network functions
available in your vSphere 6.0 environment.
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