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Figure 5.60
Migrating a virtual
adapter involves
assigning it to an
existing distributed
port group.
After a virtual adapter has been created or migrated, the same wizard allows for changes
to the virtual port, such as modifying the IP address, changing the distributed port group to
which the adapter is assigned, or enabling features such as vMotion or Fault Tolerance logging.
To edit an existing virtual adapter, you'd select the Edit Adapter link seen in Figure 5.60. You
would remove virtual adapters using this same wizard as well, using the Remove link on the
Manage Virtual Network Adapters screen of the Add And Manage Hosts wizard.
Not surprisingly, the vSphere Web Client also allows you to add or remove physical adapt-
ers connected to ports in the uplinks port group on the distributed switch. Although you can
specify physical adapters during the process of adding a host to a distributed switch, as shown
earlier, it might be necessary at times to connect a physical NIC to the distributed switch after
the host is already participating in it.
Perform the following steps to add a physical network adapter in an ESXi host to a distrib-
uted switch:
1.
Start the vSphere Web Client by launching a supported web browser and connecting to a
vCenter Server instance.
2.
From the vSphere Web Client home screen, navigate to the distributed switch you'd like
to modify.
3.
Make sure the distributed switch is selected in the inventory list on the left, then go to the
Manage tab, select Settings, and click Topology.
4.
From the Actions menu, select Add And Manage Hosts. This opens the Add And Manage
Hosts wizard.
5.
Select the Manage Host Networking radio button, and then click Next.
6.
Use the green plus icon to add ESXi hosts to the list of hosts that will be affected by the
changes in the wizard. Click Next when you're i nished adding ESXi hosts to the list.
