Information Technology Reference
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Perform the following steps to add an ESXi host to an existing distributed switch:
1.
Launch the vSphere Web Client, and connect to a vCenter Server instance.
2.
Navigate to the list of distributed switches. One way of getting there is to start at the
vCenter home screen, then click Distributed Switches in the Inventory Lists area.
3.
Select an existing distributed switch in the list of objects on the right, and select Add And
Manage Hosts from the Actions menu.
This launches the Add And Manage Hosts wizard, shown in Figure 5.47.
Figure 5.47
When you're work-
ing with distrib-
uted switches, the
vSphere Web Client
off ers a single wiz-
ard to add hosts,
remove hosts,
or manage host
networking.
4.
Select the Add Hosts radio button and click Next.
5.
Click the green plus icon to add an ESXi host. This opens the Select New Host dialog box.
6.
From the list of new hosts to add, place a check mark next to the name of each ESXi host
you'd like to add to the distributed switch. Click OK when you're done, and then click
Next to continue.
7.
The next screen offers four different adapter-related tasks to perform, as shown in Figure
5.48. In this case, make sure only Manage Physical Adapters is selected. Click Next to
continue.
Figure 5.48
All adapter-related
changes to distrib-
uted switches are
consolidated into a
single wizard.
