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Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the distributed switch.
2 From the Actions menu, select Add and Manage Hosts.
3 In Select task, select Manage host networking and click Next.
4 In Select hosts, click Attached hosts and select from the hosts that are associated with the
distributed switch.
5 Click Next.
6 In Select network adapter tasks, select Manage VMkernel adapters and click Next.
7 In Manage VMkernel network adapters, select the adapter and click Assign port group.
8 Select a distributed port group and click OK.
9 Click Next.
10 Review the impacted services as well as the level of impact.
Option Description
No impact iSCSI will continue its normal function after the new networking configuration is
applied.
Important impact The normal function of iSCSI might be disrupted if the new networking
configuration is applied.
Critical impact The normal function of iSCSI will be interrupted if the new networking
configuration is applied.
a If the impact on iSCSI is important or critical, click iSCSI entry and review the reasons that are
displayed in the Analysis details pane.
b After you troubleshoot the impact on iSCSI, proceed with your networking configuration.
11 Click Next and click Finish.
Create a VMkernel Adapter on a vSphere Distributed Switch
Create a VMkernel adapter on hosts associated with a distributed switch to provide network connectivity
to the hosts and to handle the traffic for vSphere vMotion, IP storage, Fault Tolerance logging, and vSAN.
You can create VMkernel adapters on multiple hosts simultaneously by using the Add and Manage
Hosts wizard.
You should dedicate one distributed port group for each VMkernel adapter. One VMkernel adapter should
handle only one traffic type.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the distributed switch.
2 From the Actions menu, select Add and Manage Hosts.
3 In Select task, select Manage host networking and click Next.
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