Migrating virtual machine network from vSphere Standard Switch to vSphere Distributed Switch
You can migrate virtual machine networking to a DSwitch. But before you do that, make sure that the DSwitch has an uplink that supports the virtual machine's traffic. Refer to the Mapping a physical adapter (vmnic) to a dvUplink recipe for instructions on how to do this.
How to do it...
The following procedure explains how to migrate Virtual Machine networking to a DSwitch:
Right-click on the datacenter which has the DSwitch created, and click on the Migrate VM to Another Network menu item:
In the Migrate Virtual Machine Networking wizard, in the Source network section, click on Browse... to bring up the Select Network window:
In the Select Network window, highlight the port group on the standard vSwitch to which the VMs are mapped, and click on OK:
In the Destination network section, click on Browse... to bring up the Select Network window, and select the dvPortGroup.
With both source and destination...