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Finally, the options for VLAN Type might also need a bit more explanation:
With VLAN Type set to None, the distributed port group will receive only untagged
trafi c. In this case, the uplinks must connect to physical switch ports coni gured as
access ports or they will receive only untagged/native VLAN trafi c.
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With VLAN Type set to VLAN, you'll need to specify a VLAN ID. The distributed
port group will receive trafi c tagged with that VLAN ID. The uplinks must connect
to physical switch ports coni gured as VLAN trunks.
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With VLAN Type set to VLAN Trunking, you'll need to specify the range of allowed
VLANs. The distributed port group will pass the VLAN tags up to the guest OSes on
any connected VMs.
With VLAN Type set to Private VLAN, you'll need to specify a Private VLAN
entry. Private VLANs are described in detail later in the section “Setting Up Private
VLANs.”
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Select the desired port binding settings (and port allocation, if necessary), the desired
network resource pool, and the desired VLAN type, and then click Next.
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On the summary screen, review the settings, and click Finish if everything is correct. If
you need to make changes, use the Back button to go back and make the necessary edits.
After a distributed port group has been created, you can select that distributed port group in
the VM coni guration as a possible network connection, as shown in Figure 5.53.
After you create a distributed port group, it will appear in the Topology View for the dis-
tributed switch that hosts it. In the vSphere Web Client, this view is accessible from the Settings
area of the Manage tab for the distributed switch. From there, clicking the Info icon (the small
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in the blue circle) will provide more information about the distributed port group and its cur-
rent state. Figure 5.54 shows some of the information shown by the vSphere Web Client about a
distributed port group.
Editing a Distributed Port Group
To edit the coni guration of a distributed port group, use the Edit Distributed Port Group
Settings link in the Topology View for the distributed switch. In the vSphere Web Client, you
can locate this area by selecting a distributed switch in the inventory list and then going to the
Settings area of the Manage tab. Finally, select Topology to produce the Topology view shown in
Figure 5.55.
