Mapping a virtual machine's vNIC to a different port group

One of the basic requirements for a virtual machine is network connectivity across other virtual machines and/or physical machines residing in the internal/external network. A virtual machine connects to the network through its Virtual Network Interface Controller (VNIC). The VNIC is mapped to a port group, which is in turn associated with physical uplinks, that is, Network Interface Cards (NICs).

It's not mandatory to have a physical uplink, a port group can remain an internal only port group.

Getting ready

Prior to mapping a virtual machine network adapter to its appropriate network, the host needs to have the vSphere Standard Switch and vSphere Distributed...