Knowledge Base

Note: Before creating Virtual Adapters make sure a dvPortgroup is present. For more information, see vNetwork Distributed PortGroup (dvPortGroup) configuration (1010593).

To configure Distributed Switch Virtual Adapters:

Note: There are two types of Virtual Adapters, Service console vswif and VMKernel vmknic.

1. Click Host > Configuration > Networking.
   
   Note: This is not a cluster-wide option.
   
   
2. Choose the vNetwork Distributed Switch view and click Manage Virtual Adapters.
   
   Note: You are prompted with the Manage Virtual Adapters dialog, where you can:
   
3. • Add a new adapter.
     
     Note: If you already have vDS virtual adapters, you can migrate it back to a vSwitch and delete it. Deleting the last vswif is not allowed.
     
     
   • Edit the adapter.
     • IP address/netmask
     • Default gateway
     • DNS servers
       

1. Create a new adapter.
2. Migrate the existing adapterfrom vSwitch to dvSwitch.
   
   Note: With either option, you are prompted to specify an existing dvPortgroup to be connected. If you chose to migrate existing virtual network adapters, choose the adapters you want to migrate. For each selected adapter, specify which dvPortgroup you want to connect.
   
   Note: The migration does not interrupt the traffic. For example, vCenter does not show the ESX as disconnected even if you migrate its only vswif interface.