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Figure 5.3
Virtual switches
can contain two
connection types:
VMkernel port and
VM port group.
ESXi host
Virtual machine
port group
Virtual machine
port group
VMkernel port
vSwitch0
vmnic0
vmnic1
vmnic2
vmnic3
Physical
switch
Physical
switch
Figure 5.4
You can create vir-
tual switches with
both connection
types on the same
switch.
