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).
Note
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 Switches configured and ready. Extensive discussion around this has been covered in Chapter 6, Using vSphere Standard Switches and Chapter 7, Using vSphere Distributed Switches.
How to do it...
The following procedure outlines the steps to map a vNIC to a different port group...
