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Setting Up Networking with vSphere Standard Switches
vSphere standard switches handle network traffic at the host level in a vSphere deployment.
Add a Virtual Machine Port Group
Virtual machine port groups provide networking for virtual machines.
Procedure
1 Log in to the ESXi host using the vSphere Client and select the host in the inventory pane.
2 On the host Configuration tab, click Networking.
3 Select the vSphere Standard Switch view.
Standard switches appear in an overview that includes a detailed layout.
4 On the right side of the page, click Add Networking.
5 Accept the default connection type, Virtual Machine, and click Next.
6 Select Create a vSphere standard switch or one of the listed existing standard switches and the
associated physical adapters to use for this port group.
You can create a standard switch with or without Ethernet adapters.
If you create a standard switch without physical network adapters, all traffic on that switch is confined
to that switch. No other hosts on the physical network or virtual machines on other standard switches
can send or receive traffic over this standard switch. You might create a standard switch without
physical network adapters if you want a group of virtual machines to be able to communicate with each
other, but not with other hosts or with virtual machines outside the group.
7 Click Next.
8 In the Port Group Properties group, enter a network label that identifies the port group that you are
creating.
Use network labels to identify migration-compatible connections common to two or more hosts.
9 (Optional) If you are using a VLAN, for VLAN ID, enter a number between 1 and 4094.
If you enter 0 or leave the option blank, the port group detects only untagged (non-VLAN) traffic. If
you enter 4095, the port group can detect traffic on any VLAN while leaving the VLAN tags intact.
10 Click Next.
11 After you determine that the switch is configured correctly, click Finish.
Set Up VMkernel Networking on a vSphere Standard Switch
Create a VMkernel network adapter for use as a vMotion interface or an IP storage port group.
Procedure
1 Log in to the ESXi host using the vSphere Client and select the host in the inventory pane.
2 On the host Configuration tab, click Networking.
3 In the vSphere Standard Switch view, click Add Networking.
4 Select VMkernel and click Next.
5 Select the vSphere standard switch to use, or select Create a vSphere standard switch to create a new
vSphere standard switch.
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