Chapter 8. Configuring the vSphere Network

In this chapter we will cover the following:

• Creating a vSphere Standard Switch

• Deleting a vSphere Standard Switch

• Creating a VMkernel interface on a vSphere Standard Switch

• Deleting a port group

• Adding an uplink to a vSphere Standard Switch

• Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch

• Creating a distributed port group

• Adding hosts to a vSphere Distributed Switch

• Mapping a physical adapter (vmnic) to a dvUplink

• Migrating a virtual machine network from a vSphere Standard Switch to a vSphere Distributed Switch

• Migrating management and VMkernel interfaces between vSphere Standard and Distributed Switches

• Creating a VMkernel interface on a vSphere Distributed Switch

• Exporting the vSphere Distributed Switch configuration

• Restoring the vSphere Distributed Switch configuration

• Importing a vSphere Distributed Switch into the datacenter from a backup

• Enabling port mirroring on a DSwitch

• Enabling NetFlow on a DSwitch

• Configuring private VLANs (PVLANs) on a DSwitch