Creating additional VMkernel interfaces on vSphere Standard Switches

VMkernel interfaces (vmks) are network interfaces for VMkernel. The default management network interface of an ESXi host is a VMkernel interface that is created during the installation process. VMware allows you to create up to 256 VMkernel interfaces (vmk0 – vmk255) per ESXi host.

In this recipe, we will learn how to create VMkernel interfaces on a standard vSwitch.

Getting ready

Before you proceed with creating VMkernel interfaces, you will need the following information at hand:

• You need the desired name of the port group for the VMkernel interface.
• You need to identify the vSwitch that the interface will be formed on.
• You need uplinks if you...