- {font:'Arial','sans-serif'}{size:10pt}Ensure the network adapter you want to use
is currently connected{font:'Times New Roman','serif'}
root@server root# esxcfg-nics –l
Name PCI
Driver Link Speed Duplex
Description
vmnic0 06:00.00 tg3
Up 1000Mbps Full Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet
vmnic1 07:00.00 tg3
Up 1000Mbps Full Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet
Up indicates that the network adapter is
available and functioning. - List
the current virtual switches
root@server root# esxcfg-vswitch –l
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports
Configured Ports Uplinks
vSwitch0
32
3
32
vmnic0
PortGroup Name Internal
ID VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
VM
Network
portgroup2
0
0 vmnic0
In the above example, there
exists a virtual machine network named "VM Network" and no
Service Console portgroup. For illustration, we will create a new virtual
switch and place the service console portgroup on it. - Create
a new virtual switch:
root@server root# esxcfg-vswitch –a vSwitch1 - Create
the Service Console portgroup on this new virtual switch:
root@server root# esxcfg-vswitch –A “Service Console”
vSwitch1
Because there is a space in the
name we chose (Service Console), we must enclose it in
quotation marks. - Uplink
vmnic1 to the new virtual switch:
root@server root# esxcfg-vswitch –L vmnic1 vSwitch1 - If
you need to assign a VLAN, use the command:
root@server root# esxcfg-vswitch -v <VLAN>
-p “Service Console” vSwitch0
where <VLANID> is the VLAN number. A zero here specifies no VLAN. - Verify
the new virtual switch configuration:
root@server root# esxcfg-vswitch –l
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports
Configured Ports Uplinks
vSwitch0
32
3
32
vmnic0
PortGroup Name Internal
ID VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
Service Console
portgroup5
0 1
vmnic0
Switch Name Num Ports Used Ports
Configured Ports Uplinks
vSwitch1
64 1
64 vmnic1
PortGroup Name Internal
ID VLAN ID Used Ports Uplinks
Service Console
portgroup14 0
1 vmnic1 - Create
the vswif (Service Console) interface. For example:
root@server root# esxcfg-vswif –a vswif0 –i
192.168.1.10 –n 255.255.255.0 –p “Service Console”
‘Vnic’ warning Generated New Mac address, 00:50:xx:xx:xx:xx for vswif0
Nothing to flush. - Verify
the configuration:
root@esx# esxcfg-vswif –l
Name Port
Group IP
Address Netmask
Broadcast Enabled DHCP
vswif0 Service Console 192.168.1.10
255.255.255.0 192.168.1.255
true false
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