Deleting The Vcenter; Exporting Profiles; Vmware Operational Commands - IBM RackSwitch G8000 Application Manual

Deleting the vCenter

Exporting Profiles

VMware Operational Commands

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To detach the vCenter from the switch, use the following configuration command:
RS G8000(config)# no virt vmware vcspec
Note: Without a valid vCenter assigned on the switch, any VE configuration
changes must be manually synchronized.
Deleting the assigned vCenter prevents synchronizing the configuration between
the G8000 and VEs. VEs already operating in distributed VM groups will continue to
function as configured, but any changes made to any VM profile or distributed VM
group on the switch will affect only switch operation; changes on the switch will not
be reflected in the vCenter or on the VEs. Likewise, any changes made to VE
configuration on the vCenter will no longer be reflected on the switch.
VM profiles for discovered VEs in distributed VM groups are automatically
synchronized with the virtual management server and the appropriate hypervisors.
However, VM profiles can also be manually exported to specific hosts before
individual VEs are defined on them.
By exporting VM profiles to a specific host, BNT port groups will be available to the
host's internal virtual switches so that new VMs may be configured to use them.
VM migration requires that the target hypervisor includes all the virtual switch port
groups to which the VM connects on the source hypervisor. The VM profile export
feature can be used to distribute the associated port groups to all the potential hosts
for a given VM.
A VM profile can be exported to a host using the following ISCLI privileged EXEC
command:
RS G8000# virt vmware export <VM profile name> <host list> [<virtual switch name>]
The host list can include one or more target hosts, specified by host name, IPv4
address, or UUID, with each list item separated by a space. If the virtual switch
name is omitted, the administrator will be prompted to select one from a list or to
enter a new virtual switch name.
Once executed, the requisite port group will be created on the specified virtual
switch. If the specified virtual switch does not exist on the target host, it will be
created with default properties, but with no uplink connection to a physical NIC (the
administrator must assign uplinks using VMware management tools.
The G8000 may be used as a central point of configuration for VMware virtual
switches and port groups using the following ISCLI privileged EXEC commands:
RS G8000# virt vmware ?
export Create or update a vm profile on one host
pg Add a port group to a host
scan Perform a VM Agent scan operation now
updpg Update a port group on a host
vmacpg Change a vnic's port group
vsw Add a vswitch to a host
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