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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 Select Policies.
5 In the Resource Allocation group, select the Network Resource Pool to associate the port with from the
drop-down menu.
6 Click OK.
Monitoring Policy
The monitoring policy enables or disables NetFlow monitoring on a distributed port or port group.
NetFlow settings are configured at the vSphere distributed switch level. See “Configure NetFlow Settings,”
on page 293.
Edit the Monitoring Policy on a Distributed Port Group
With the Monitoring policy, you can enable or disable NetFlow monitoring on a distributed 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 the Networking inventory view.
2 Right-click the distributed port group in the inventory pane, and select Edit Settings.
3 Select Policies.
4 In the Monitoring group, select the NetFlow status.
Option Description
Disabled
NetFlow is disabled on the distributed port group.
Enabled
NetFlow is enabled on the distributed port group. You can configure
NetFlow settings at the vSphere distributed switch level. See “Configure
NetFlow Settings,” on page 293.
5 Click OK.
Edit the Monitoring Policy on a Distributed Port
With the Monitoring policy, you can enable or disable NetFlow monitoring on a distributed port.
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 Select Policies.
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