Creating a distributed port group

A distributed port group (DPortGroup) can only be created from the vCenter Server. Every DPortGroup created has a default of eight available ports. Port allocation is elastic, which means that the port count will be automatically increased/decreased as needed.

How to do it...

The following procedure explains how to create a distributed port group:

1. Right-click on the DSwitch on which you want to create a dvPortGroup, and click on the menu item New Distributed Port Group...:

   

2. In the New Distributed Port Group wizard, supply a name for the distributed port group, and click on Next:

   

3. Configure the port settings (Port binding, Port allocation, Number of ports, Network resource pool, and VLAN type) as per your requirements, and click on Next to continue:

   

4. Review the Ready to complete screen, and click on Finish to create the distributed port group:

   

How it works...

Every distributed port group created will increase the network count by 1 on the dvSwitch and will also increase...