6.0

Edit Virtual Switch Settings in the VMware Host Client
In the VMware Host Client, you can edit the virtual switch name and the virtual switch uplinks.
Procedure
1 Click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Virtual switches.
2 Right-click the virtual switch that you want to edit and click Edit .
3 (Optional) Click Add uplink to add a new physical uplink to the virtual switch.
4 Change the maximum transmission unit (MTU).
The MTU improves the networking eciency by increasing the amount of payload data transmied
with a single packet, that is, enabling jumbo frames.
5
(Optional) Click the Remove icon ( ) to remove the old uplink from the virtual switch.
6 Expand Link discovery and select an option for the virtual switch mode.
Operation Description
Listen
ESXi detects and displays information about the associated physical switch
port, but information about the vSphere Standard Switch is not available to
the switch administrator.
Advertise
ESXi makes information about the vSphere Standard Switch available to
the switch administrator, but does not detect and display information
about the physical switch.
Both
ESXi detects and displays information about the associated physical switch
and makes information about the vSphere Standard Switch available to the
switch administrator.
None
ESXi does not detect or display information about the associated physical
switch port, and information about the vSphere Standard Switch is not
available to the switch administrator.
7 In the Protocol section, select Cisco Discovery Protocol from the drop-down menu.
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