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2 Right-click the distributed port group and select Export Configuration.
3 (Optional) In the Descriptions field, type notes about this configuration.
4 Click OK.
Click Yes to save the configuration file to your local system.
You now have a configuration file that contains all the settings for the selected distributed port group. You
can use this file to create multiple copies of this configuration on an existing deployment, or overwrite
settings of existing distributed port groups to conform to the selected settings.
What to do next
You can use the exported configuration file to do the following tasks:
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To create a copy of the exported distributed port group, see Import a vSphere Distributed Port Group
Configuration.
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To overwrite settings on an existing distributed port group, see Restore a vSphere Distributed Port
Group Configuration.
Import a vSphere Distributed Port Group Configuration
Use import to create a distributed port group from a configuration file.
If an existing port group has the same name as the imported port group, the new port group name has a
number appended in parentheses. The settings from the imported configuration are applied to the new
port group and the settings of the original port group remain unchanged.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to the distributed switch.
2 Right-click the distributed switch and select Distributed Port Group > Import Distributed Port
Group.
3 Browse to the location of your saved configuration file and click Next.
4 Review the import settings before completing the import.
5 Click Finish.
Restore a vSphere Distributed Port Group Configuration
Use the restore option to reset the configuration of an existing distributed port group to the settings in a
configuration file.
Procedure
1 Locate a distributed port group in the vSphere Web Client.
a Select a distributed switch and click the Networks tab.
b Click Distributed Port Groups.
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