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Add Port Group2024/01/16

 
To add port groups, configure like follows.
[1] To add on shell access, configure like follows.
# list virtual switches

[root@ctrl:~]
esxcli network vswitch standard list

vSwitch0
   Name: vSwitch0
   Class: cswitch
   Num Ports: 2970
   Used Ports: 4
   Configured Ports: 128
   MTU: 1500
   CDP Status: listen
   Beacon Enabled: false
   Beacon Interval: 1
   Beacon Threshold: 3
   Beacon Required By:
   Uplinks: vmnic0
   Portgroups: VM Network, Management Network

vSwitch1
   Name: vSwitch1
   Class: cswitch
   Num Ports: 2970
   Used Ports: 3
   Configured Ports: 1024
   MTU: 1500
   CDP Status: listen
   Beacon Enabled: false
   Beacon Interval: 1
   Beacon Threshold: 3
   Beacon Required By:
   Uplinks: vmnic1
   Portgroups:

# add portgroup [Management Network Internal] to [vSwitch1]

[root@ctrl:~]
esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name="Management Network Internal" --vswitch-name=vSwitch1
[root@ctrl:~]
esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup list

Name                         Virtual Switch  Active Clients  VLAN ID
---------------------------  --------------  --------------  -------
Management Network           vSwitch0                     1        0
Management Network Internal  vSwitch1                     0        0
VM Network                   vSwitch0                     0        0

[root@ctrl:~]
esxcli network vswitch standard list --vswitch-name=vSwitch1

vSwitch1
   Name: vSwitch1
   Class: cswitch
   Num Ports: 2970
   Used Ports: 3
   Configured Ports: 1024
   MTU: 1500
   CDP Status: listen
   Beacon Enabled: false
   Beacon Interval: 1
   Beacon Threshold: 3
   Beacon Required By:
   Uplinks: vmnic1
   Portgroups: Management Network Internal
 
To add on VMware Host Client, configure like follows.
[2] Move to [Networking] -[Port groups] section and click [Add port group] button. Next, input new portgroup name and select virtual switch. For other items, it's no ploblem to keep default unless you have specific requirements for your local network or system.
[3] New port group has beed added.
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