Remove a vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) from host

March 15, 2013

The option to remove a ESXi host from a vSphere Distributed Switch can be difficult to find. Here are the steps listed to remove an ESXi host from a vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS)

• Open the vSphere client
• Click Home and the Networking icon in the inventory tab
• Select the desired VDS (2)
• Select the hosts tab
• Select the desired ESXi host, right click and select Remove from vSphere Distributed Switch (4)