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10 On the Teaming and failover page, override the teaming and failover settings inherited from the
standard switch.
You can configure traffic distribution and rerouting between the physical adapters associated with the
port group. You can also change the order in which host physical adapters are used upon failure.
11 Click OK.
Remove a Port Group from a vSphere Standard Switch
You can remove port groups from vSphere Standard Switches in case you no longer need the associated
labeled networks.
Prerequisites
Verify that there are no powered-on virtual machines connected to the port group that you want to
remove.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the host.
2 On the Configure tab, expand Networking and select Virtual switches.
3 Select the standard switch.
4 From the topology diagram of the switch, select the port group that you want to remove by clicking its
label.
5 From the toolbar in the switch topology, click the Remove selected port group action icon .
vSphere Standard Switch Properties
vSphere Standard Switch settings control switch-wide defaults for ports, which can be overridden by port
group settings for each standard switch. You can edit standard switch properties, such as the uplink
configuration and the number of available ports.
Number of Ports on ESXi Hosts
To ensure efficient use of host resources on hosts running ESXi 5.5 and later, the ports of virtual switches
are dynamically scaled up and down. A switch on such a host can expand up to the maximum number of
ports supported on the host. The port limit is determined based on the maximum number of virtual
machines that the host can handle.
Each virtual switch on hosts running ESXi 5.1 and earlier provides a finite number of ports through which
virtual machines and network services can reach one or more networks. You have to increase or
decrease the number of ports manually according to your deployment requirements.
Note Increasing the port number of a switch leads to reserving and consuming more resources on the
host. If some ports are not occupied, host resources that might be necessary for other operations remain
locked and unused.
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