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Example: Configure Physical and VMkernel Adapters by Using a Template
Host
Use the template host mode in the Add and Manage Hosts wizard to create a uniform networking
configuration among all the hosts on a distributed switch.
On the Manage physical network adapters page of the wizard, assign a physical NIC to an uplink on the
template host and then click Apply to all to create the same configuration on the other host.
Figure 3‑4. Applying Physical NICs Configuration on a vSphere Distributed Switch by Using
a Template Host
On the Manage VMkernel network adapters page, assign a VMkernel adapter to a port group and click
Apply to all to apply the same configuration to the other host.
After you click the Apply to all button, the destination VMkernel adapter has both the Modified and the
Reassigned qualifiers. The Modified qualifier appears, because when you click the Apply to all button,
vCenter Server copies the configuration specifications of the template VMKernel adapter to the
destination VMkernel adapter even if the configurations of the template and destination adapters are
identical. As a result, the destination adapters are always modified.
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