Add/Edit/Remove port groups on a vNetwork Standard Switch

• Add/Edit/Remove port groups on a vNetwork Standard Switch

• Adding port groups on a vNetwork Standard Switch is straight forward and follows the same relative procedures and the previous tasks

1. From within the VI Client select a host on the left
2. Select the Configuration tab on the right
3. Select Networking in the left column of the center pane
4. Click Add Networking on the top right
5. Select Virtual Machine or VMkernel > click Next
6. Choose an existing vSwitch > click Next
7. Enter in the Network Label and VLAN ID (optional) – if you chose the vmkernel option choose one of the three network services > click Next
8. Click Finish

• Creating a Virtual Machine Port Group without a physical adapter will allow virtual machines connected to the same port group to communicate with each other, but they will not be able to access any external networks

• Edit a port group on a vNetwork Standard Switch

1. From within the VI Client select a host on the left
2. Select the Configuration tab on the right
3. Select Networking in the left column of the center pane
4. Find the vSwitch that houses the port group(s) you want to edit and click Properties
5. By default you are on the Ports tab, find the port group you want to edit within the list, select it and click Edit
6. From here there are four different tabs you can configure options from; General, Security, Traffic Shaping, NIC Teaming.  We will go over all of these in future objectives (all detailed on pages 43-60 of the vSphere Networking guide)

• Remove a port group on a vNetwork Standard Switch

1. From within the VI Client select a host on the left
2. Select the Configuration tab on the right
3. Select Networking in the left column of the center pane
4. Find the vSwitch that houses the port group(s) you want to remove and click Properties
5. By default you are on the Ports tab, find the port group you want to remove within the list, select it and click Remove
6. Click Yes to confirm you want to remove that selected port group
7. Close the vSwitch Properties dialog box when complete