Before you begin
Verify that there are no VMs, vNIC uplinks and VMKernel ports attached to the existing VMware VDS
coming from each VMware vSphere ESXi host.
Procedure
1
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
user account
(SSO account) or other administrative account with appropriate permissions.
3
On the
VMware vSphere Web Client Home
tab, under
Inventories
, click
Networking
.
4
Right-click
DVSwitch01-A
and select
Add and Manage Hosts
.
5
From the
Add and Manage Hosts
wizard, perform the following:
a
Select
Remove hosts
and click
Next
.
b
Select
Attached hosts
.
c
From the
Select member hosts
window, select the VMware vSphere ESXi host to be
deleted and click
OK
.
You can modify multiple VMware vSphere ESXI hosts at a time using the
Add and
Manage Hosts
wizard.
d
Validate that the selected host appears in the list and click
Next
.
e
Review the summary results window and click
Finish
.
Removing a VMware VDS
Required procedures are provided for removing a VMware VDS.
Before you begin
•
Uplink adapters and VMware vSphere ESXI hosts do not need to be removed to delete the
VMware VDS.
•
Powered on VMs cannot be attached to any distributed port groups. No VMs are permitted on any
VMware vSphere ESXi host connect to the VMware VDS and attached to the distributed port
groups.
Perform the following procedures:
1
Migrate VM distributed port group assignments to a different switch.
2
Migrate VMKernel ports to a different switch.
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