Creating virtual machine port groups on a vSphere Standard Switch
As we learned in the beginning of the chapter, the virtual machine interface cards or vNICs will be to connect to the vSwitch with the help of a port group. Since the standard vSwitch ports are not exposed individually for configuration, one or more port groups have to be used to supply the configuration.
Getting ready
You will need the following data handy before you can create a VMkernel interface:
- Name of the port group (
Network label)—most organizations follow a naming standard. It is essential to arrive at an accepted naming format. - Physical uplinks—not all uplinks are configured to pass all traffic. It important to make sure you identify the correct uplinks. For example, it is possible that only a fixed number of VLANs are trunked to a port the uplink is cabled to.
- An optional VLAN ID.
How to do it...
The following procedure will help you create virtual machine port groups on a standard vSwitch:
- Log in to the vSphere Web Client...
