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The table on the Ports tab for the distributed switch now displays runtime statistics for each distributed
port, including broadcast, multicast, and unicast ingress and egress traffic and packets.
The State column displays the current state for each distributed port.
Table 20‑2. Distributed Port States
State Description
Link Up The link for this distributed port is up.
Link Down The link for this distributed port is down.
Blocked This distributed port is blocked.
-- The state of this distributed port is currently unavailable.
Configure Distributed Port Settings
You can change general distributed port settings such as the port name and description.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client and select the Networking inventory view.
2 Select the vSphere distributed switch in the inventory pane.
3 On the Ports tab, right-click the port to modify and select Edit Settings.
4 Click General.
5 Modify the port name and description.
6 Click OK.
Private VLANs
Private VLANs are used to solve VLAN ID limitations and waste of IP addresses for certain network setups.
A private VLAN is identified by its primary VLAN ID. A primary VLAN ID can have multiple secondary
VLAN IDs associated with it. Primary VLANs are Promiscuous, so that ports on a private VLAN can
communicate with ports configured as the primary VLAN. Ports on a secondary VLAN can be either
Isolated, communicating only with promiscuous ports, or Community, communicating with both
promiscuous ports and other ports on the same secondary VLAN.
To use private VLANs between a host and the rest of the physical network, the physical switch connected to
the host needs to be private VLAN-capable and configured with the VLAN IDs being used by ESXi for the
private VLAN functionality. For physical switches using dynamic MAC+VLAN ID based learning, all
corresponding private VLAN IDs must be first entered into the switch's VLAN database.
Create a Private VLAN
You can create a private VLAN for use on a vSphere distributed switch and its associated distributed ports.
Prerequisites
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Open a vSphere Client connection to a vCenter Server.
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Verify that you have sufficient permissions to edit a distributed switch.
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