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9 Select Use this virtual adapter for vMotion to enable this port group to advertise itself to another ESXi
host as the network connection where vMotion traffic is sent.
You can enable this property for only one vMotion and IP storage port group for each host. If this
property is not enabled for any port group, migration with vMotion to this host is not possible.
10 Choose whether to Use this virtual adapter for Fault Tolerance logging.
11 Choose whether to Use this virtual adapter for management traffic, and click Next.
12 Under IP Settings, specify the IP address and subnet mask.
IPv6 cannot be used with a dependent hardware iSCSI adapter.
13 Click Edit to set the VMkernel default gateway for VMkernel services, such as vMotion, NAS, and
iSCSI.
14 On the DNS Configuration tab, the name of the host is entered by default. The DNS server addresses
and domain that were specified during installation are also preselected.
15 On the Routing tab, enter gateway information for the VMkernel. A gateway is needed for connectivity
to machines not on the same IP subnet as the VMkernel.
Static IP settings is the default. Do not use routing with software iSCSI Multipathing configurations or
dependent hardware iSCSI adapters.
16 Click OK, and then click Next.
17 Click Finish.
Migrate an Existing Virtual Adapter to a vSphere Distributed Switch
You can migrate an existing virtual adapter from a vSphere standard switch to a vSphere distributed switch.
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 Migrate existing virtual network adapters and click Next.
7 Select one or more virtual network adapters to migrate.
8 For each selected adapter, choose a port group from the Select a port group drop-down menu.
9 Click Next.
10 Click Finish.
Migrate a Virtual Adapter to a vSphere Standard Switch
You can migrate an existing virtual adapter from a vSphere distributed switch to a vSphere standard switch.
Prerequisites
Launch the vSphere Client and log in to a vCenter Server system.
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