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Managing Physical Network Adapters in the VMware Host Client
Assign a physical adapter to a standard switch to provide connectivity to virtual machines and VMkernel
adapters on the host that you are managing.
View Physical Network Adapter Information in the VMware Host Client
In the VMware Host Client, you can view various information about physical network adapter (NIC)
conguration and seings.
Procedure
1 Click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Physical NICs.
2 Click on the network adapter that you want to view information about.
Edit Physical NICs in the VMware Host Client
You can edit physical NIC speed by using the VMware Host Client.
Procedure
1 Click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Physical NICs.
2 Select the NIC in the table that you want to edit.
3 Click Edit  and select a speed from the drop-down menu.
4 Click Save.
Managing VMkernel Network Adapters in the VMware Host Client
In the VMware Host Client, you can add and remove VMkernel network adapters (NICs), as well as view
and modify the VMkernel NIC seings.
View VMkernel Network Adapter Information in the VMware Host Client
In the VMware Host Client, you can view information about VMkernel network adapters (NICs), such as
TCP/IP conguration, network details, virtual switch topology, and so on.
Procedure
1 Click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click VMkernel NICs.
2 Click on a NIC in the list to display conguration and topology details.
Add a VMkernel Network Adapter in the VMware Host Client
You can add a VMkernel network adapter (NIC) on a vSphere standard switch to provide network
connectivity for hosts and to handle the system trac for vSphere vMotion, IP storage, Fault Tolerance,
logging, Virtual SAN, and so on.
Procedure
1 Right-click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Add VMkernel NICs.
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