Create a Virtual Switch and a VMkernel Port Group for vSphere vMotion migration

Published: 27 August 2016
on channel: microsoft lab
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Create a Virtual Switch and a VMkernel Port Group for vSphere vMotion migration


1. Prepare

- DC1 : Domain Controller ; IP 10.0.0.1

- DC4 : vSphere client 6 ; IP 10.0.0.4

- vCenter1 : vCenter server 6 ; IP 10.0.0.101

- ESX1 : ESXi server 6 ; IP 10.0.0.221

2. Step by step

- DC4 :

+ Mozilla Firefox - https://10.0.0.101 - Log in to vSphere Web Client

- Enter username and password - Home - Hosts and Clusters - DC

- 10.0.0.221 - Manage - Networking - Virtual Switch - Add Host Networking :

+ 1 Select connection type : VMkernel Network Adapter

+ 2 Select target device : New standard switch

+ 3 Create a Standard Switch - Add adapter - vmnic1 - OK

+ 4 Connection settings :

+ 4a Port properties

+ Network lable : vMotion

+ Enable services : Select vMotion traffic

+ 4b IPv4 settings : IPv4 address 10.0.2.221 , subnet mask 255.255.255.0

+ 5 Ready to complete - Finish


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