Managing Vmware Vds; Provisioning A Vmware Vds Configuration; Modifying An Existing Distributed Port Group - Dell EMC VxBlock Systems 350 Administration Manual

Managing VMware VDS

The VMware VDS is an enterprise feature of VMware vSphere vCenter Server 6.0 and later and requires
that the VMware vSphere ESXi hosts are licensed with the VMware vSphere Enterprise Plus edition. A
non-Enterprise Plus edition does not support VMware vSphere Distributed Switch (VDS) functionality. No
additional license is required to be installed or managed for the VMware VDS.

Provisioning a VMware VDS configuration

Provision an existing VMware VDS configuration requires changes to the port group, VMKernel interface,
VMware vSphere ESXi hosts, jumbo frames and class of service settings.

Modifying an existing distributed port group

From the VMware vSphere Web Client, modify distributed port group settings such as the name, VLAN
ID, teaming and failover policy, traffic filtering and marking policies.Standard configuration settings must
not be changed to ensure proper operation.
About this task
Using the VMware vSphere Web Client, only one distributed port group can be edited at a time. If several
port groups require modification, use the VMware PowerCLI or vSphere vCLI command line/script tools.
Before you begin
Identify the VMware VDS containing the distributed ports. The default switch name used is DVSwitch01-
A.
Procedure
1 To launch the VMware vSphere Web Client from VMware vCenter Server, open a browser and
type the following URL: https://<vCenterIP>:9443/vsphere-client You can also launch
the VMware vSphere Web Client by selecting Start Menu > All Programs > VMware > VMware
vSphere Web Client. The alternative launch method above does not apply to vSphere 6.5.
2 Log on to the VMware vSphere Web Client with the administrator@vsphere.local user account
(Single Sign-On (SSO) account) or other administrative account with appropriate permissions.
3 On the VMware vSphere Web Client Home tab, under Inventories, click Networking.
4 Expand DVSwitch01-A and right-click the distributed port group to modify and click Edit
Settings.
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