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4 In the General section, type a name for the switch.
5 Specify the maximum number of uplink ports (physical adapters per host) and click Next.
6 Select Add now to add hosts and their physical adapters to the switch.
Select Add later to add hosts and their physical adapters to the switch after the vSphere Distributed
Switch has been created.
7 Select the hosts to add in the Host/Physical adapters section and click Next.
8 Select Automatically create a default port group to automatically create a port group and click Finish.
A vSphere Distributed Switch, with its associated uplink ports and port groups, is added to the inventory.
What to do next
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Add hosts to the switch.
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Add port groups to the switch.
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Edit switch properties.
Edit General vSphere Distributed Switch Settings
You can edit the general settings for a vSphere distributed switch, such as the distributed switch name and
the number of uplink ports on the distributed switch.
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.
Procedure
1 Log in to the vSphere Client and select the Networking inventory view.
2 Right-click the vSphere distributed switch in the inventory pane, and select Edit Settings.
3 Select General to edit the vSphere distributed switch settings.
Option Description
Name
Type the name for the distributed switch.
Number of Uplink Ports
Select the number of uplink ports for the distributed switch.
Notes
Type any notes for the distributed switch.
4 (Optional) Edit uplink port names.
a Click Edit uplink names.
b Type new names for one or more uplink ports.
c Click OK.
5 Click OK.
Edit Advanced vSphere Distributed Switch Settings
You can change advanced vSphere distributed switch settings such as Cisco Discovery Protocol and the
maximum MTU for the vSphere distributed switch.
Prerequisites
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Open a vSphere Client connection to a vCenter Server.
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