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4 On the Select connection type page, select VMkernel Network Adapter and click Next.
5 On the Select target device page, select the switch for the VMkernel adapter, and click Next.
Option Description
Select an existing network
Use the physical adapter conguration of an existing distributed port
group to send data from the VMkernel adapter to the external network.
Select an existing standard switch
Use the physical adapter conguration for the VMkernel adapter of an
existing standard switch.
New vSphere standard switch
Assign a new physical adapter conguration for the VMkernel adapter on
a new standard switch.
6 On the Port properties page, select vMotion from the TCP/IP stack drop-down menu.
The vMotion trac becomes the only enabled service. You cannot use this VMkernel adapter for trac
types other than vMotion.
7 Set the label, VLAN ID, and IP mode of the VMkernel adapter, and click Next.
8 (Optional) On the IPv4 seings page, select an option for obtaining IP addresses.
Option Description
Obtain IP settings automatically
Use DHCP to obtain IP seings. A DHCP server must be present on the
network.
Use static IP settings
Enter the IPv4 IP address and subnet mask for the VMkernel adapter.
The VMkernel Default Gateway and DNS server addresses for IPv4 are
obtained from the selected TCP/IP stack.
9 (Optional) On the IPv6 seings page, select an option for obtaining IPv6 addresses.
Option Description
Obtain IPv6 addresses
automatically through DHCP
Use DHCP to obtain IPv6 addresses. A DHCPv6 server must be present on
the network.
Obtain IPv6 addresses
automatically through Router
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Use router advertisement to obtain IPv6 addresses.
Static IPv6 addresses
a Click Add to add a new IPv6 address.
b Enter the IPv6 address and subnet prex length, and click OK.
c To change the VMkernel default gateway, click Edit.
The VMkernel Default Gateway address for IPv6 is obtained from the
selected TCP/IP stack.
10 Review your seing selections in the Ready to complete page and click Finish.
After you create a VMkernel adapter on the vMotion TCP/IP stack, you can use only this stack for vMotion
on this host. The VMkernel adapters on the default TCP/IP stack are disabled for the vMotion service. If a
live migration uses the default TCP/IP stack while you are conguring VMkernel adapters with the vMotion
TCP/IP stack, the migration completes successfully. However, the involved VMkernel adapters on the
default TCP/IP stack are disabled for future vMotion sessions.
What to do next
Assign a default gateway, and congure the DNS seings, congestion control, and maximum number of
connections for the vMotion TCP/IP stack.
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