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Remove NICs from Active Virtual Machines
When you remove NICs from active virtual machines, you may still see the NICs you removed reported in
the vSphere Client.
Remove NICs from an active virtual machine without a guest operating system installed
You cannot remove NICs from an active virtual machine if the virtual machine has no operating system
installed.
The vSphere Client might report that the NIC has been removed, but you will continue to see it attached to
the virtual machine.
Remove NICs from an active virtual machine with a guest operating system installed
You can remove a NIC from an active virtual machine, but it might not be reported to the vSphere Client for
some time. If you open Edit Settings for the virtual machine, you might still see the NIC that you removed
listed, even when the task is complete. The Edit Settings dialog box for the virtual machine does not
immediately display the removed NIC.
You may also still see the NIC attached to the virtual machine if the guest operating system of the virtual
machine does not support hot-removal of NICs.
Managing Virtual Network Adapters
Virtual network adapters handle host network services over a vSphere distributed switch.
You can configure VMkernel virtual adapters for a host through an associated vSphere distributed switch
either by creating new virtual adapters or migrating existing virtual adapters.
Create a VMkernel Network Adapter on a vSphere Distributed Switch
Create a VMkernel network adapter for use as a vMotion interface or an IP storage port group.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client and select a host in the inventory pane.
2 On the host Configuration tab, click Networking.
3 Select the vSphere Distributed Switch view.
4 Click Manage Virtual Adapters.
5 Click Add.
6 Select New virtual adapter, and click Next.
7 Select VMkernel and click Next.
8 Choose a distributed port or distributed port group connection for the virtual adapter.
Option Description
Select a port group
Choose the distributed port group for the virtual adapter to connect to
from the drop-down menu.
Select port
Type the port ID of the distributed port for the virtual network adapter to
connect to.
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