p
Select the new VMKernel.
q
Select
Edit adapter
.
r
Select
NIC settings
.
s
Verify that the
MTU setting
is set to
1500
(NFS MTU=9000).
t
Click
OK
and
Finish
.
u
Repeat steps g through s for each additional VMware vSphere ESXi host to create a new
network adapter.
v
Click
Next
.
w
Verify that the
No Impact
message appears and click
Next
.
x
Review and verify the
Summary results
and click
Finish
.
Associating VMware vSphere ESXi hosts to an existing VMware VDS
Associating a new VMware vSphere ESXi host to an existing VMware VDS requires adding the VMNICs
to the VMware VDS uplinks. From the
Add and Manage Hosts
wizard, you can associate the VMware
vSphere ESXi hosts to the VMware VDS.
Before you begin
Verify which VMware VDS the VMware vSphere ESXi host will add.
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
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
Add Hosts
and click
Next
.
b
Select
New Hosts
.
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