Adding a new Port-Group

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• Add the new port group to dSwitch

  Hello

  Given that I have never done this and this prod, as I decided to ask first ;-)

  In ESXi 4.1 using a dSwitch, if I add a NEW port group using a VLAN that is not in use (on this dSwitch), that will force any failure to migrate it virtual machines on this dSwitch?

  Adding this new group of port causes the dSwitch "reset" in a manner that will cause the failure?

  You should be able to add, modify and/or delete groups of ports without affecting other groups/VMs port connected to other port groups. Just follow the steps in http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1010593

  André

• Assign the new port group guests

  Hi all

  I am trying to use a work autour for non persistent pools, due to the dependence on an application IP static.  Is there a way to re - assign a group of ports to a guest VM?

  Thank you in advance!

  Tim

  Try thisd

  Get-VM  | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName  -Confirm:$false
  

  If you have more than 1 NETWORK card connected to the prompt, you can use a where clause clause to select the correct NETWORK adapter

  Get-VM  | Get-NetworkAdapter | where{$_.Name -eq "Network adapter 2"} | `
     Set-NetworkAdapter -NetworkName  -Confirm:$false
  

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• Port group of VM moving with existing VM to vSwitch0 to a new vSwitch1 with the new port VM group

  Hello

  My vSphere 4 host has been configured from the settings default after having only a single vSwitch (vSwitch0) and eventually populated by 2 VMs now.

  I'm now changes to the configuration of the network of vCenter and adding a new vSwitch (vSwitch1) with a new group of computer Virtual Port.

  How can I safely move my 2 existing VMs to vSwitch0 to the new VM Port Group in vSwitch1?

  Thank you.

  Just go to the virtual machines 'change settings', click on your card and the network (by choosing the new label of network). This will move the virtual machine safely.

  Marcelo Soares

  VMWare Certified Professional 310/410

  Technical Support Engineer

  Chief Executive Officer of the Linux server

• vmreconfig.pl adding a network adapter with port group

  I have searched the net looking for a way to add a network adapter on a virtual machine and specify the port group / name of command line or with vi perl of the network and have found no examples (or change a network map of existing virtual machine port group). Adding an adapter with vmreconfig.pl is easy, but there is no place to set the port group (containing a special VLAN id for the new virtual machine that is just cloned). I am creating a fully automated system and this characteristic seems to be missing or I missed just plan. Can anyone help?

  Here is the code which is close to what we use:

  #$netname is a string of the name of the network, the host view is the moref of the host that you deploy on

  My $net_vm_dev_conf_spec = create_net_device (network-online $networkname name, hostview-online $host_view).

  1. create virtual device configuration for NIC specifications

  2. ================================================

  void create_net_device {}

  my % args = @_;

  My $network_name = $args {netname};

  My $host_view = $args;

  {if ($network_name)}

  My $network_list = Vim::get_views (mo_ref_array-online $host_view-> network);

  {foreach (@$network_list)}

  If ($network_name eq $_-> name) {}

  my $network = $_;

  My = $nic_backing_info

  VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo-> new (deviceName => $network_name,)

  network-online $network);

  My = $vd_connect_info

  VirtualDeviceConnectInfo-> new (allowGuestControl,-online 1

  connected-online 1,

  startConnected-online 1);

  My $nic = VirtualE1000-> new (support => $nic_backing_info,)

  key-online 9999,

  unitNumber => UNDEF,

  addressType-online "product."

  connectable-online $vd_connect_info).

  My = $nic_vm_dev_conf_spec

  VirtualDeviceConfigSpec-> new (device-online $nic,

  operation => VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation-> new ('add'));

  Return $nic_vm_dev_conf_spec;

  }

  }

  }

  }

  #then create a config specification

  my new VirtualMachineConfigSpec =-> () $config_spec

  deviceChange =>,

  );

  #Then apply this config spec spec clone or something.

  -Matt

  VCP, vExpert, Unix Geek

• Question about the migration to a new vswitch NFS port group

  We currently have our group of NFS port on the vSwitch that has all our VLAN and I'd like to bring out a vSwitch isolated dedicated network cards that will handle only NFS communnication.

  I have two network cards additional that I configured on an another vSwitch.  My question is can I remove the port from a vSwitch group and add it to this new and expect it to work?  This unmount and mount the NFS volume for me?  It will be just a quick blip?  What is a larger company?  I ask because I'm trying to figure if I need power off all the virtual machines that are on NFS before moving the port group.

  Is there another method that I should follow to do what I'm doing?

  Thank you

  t

  You'll need plan a failure.  You will need to create a new portgroup vmkernel, since you can't really "moving" a portgroup.  In addition, since you must create a vmkernel portgroup, it cannot be on the same subnet as the existing vmkernel portgroup.  You can have two on the same subnet, no matter how vSwitch' are you have.  Also, I'm not 100% sure the NFS, when you go back, to be assigned a new ID and be recognized as a new data store and force you to re-register your vm.  It's pretty easy to do, but it may be necessary.

  -KjB

  VMware vExpert

• Port group

  Hello world

  I'm new to vmware, I have a standard switch and,.

  I have to add a vlan. I have 4 esxi hosts in a cluster.

  I have connected to the vsphere client. I clicked on one of the host (say host1) configuration - networking - add network-connection type machine virtual vswitch1 (which is my standard switch).

  Under the port group properties, I gave VLANID-90.

  It of over or do I need to change more.

  But I don't see what vlan under host 2, 3 and 4.

  Hello

  I'm trying to understand: you try to configure the computer virtual portgroup host1 and see a new portgroup to host 2-3-4?

  Adding a vlan in virtual switch means add a machine virtual portgroup, and these steps must be made to achieve this:

  1. Add vlan physical switch (and the junction ports that are connected to the host)

  2.1 if you have a distributed vSwitch, simply add a portgroup distributed with the id vlan correct (the configuration is split at the host that are connected to this virtual switch)

  2.2 If you have a Standard switch you must create a group of ports of std in vSwitch for each host that is to be connected (this is your case)

  2.3 If you have a standard switch and you want to do this in a single "action", you must use a powershell script

  Hope this might be helpful...

• Adding a new VLAN to my ESXi 4 environment

  Hello everyone-

  New to the administration of an ESXi environment and were invited to add another VLAN to our environment.  I tried looking for how to do this, but I must not be worded it correctly in my research.  I set the switch to the new Standard network VLAN and added the new VLAN to all my guest nic, but may not know how to add the range of IP addresses for new VIRTUAL LAN.  Sorry if this is something really obvious, but I'm just not see it.  If someone could help me or direct me to the proper documentation to do this, would be great.  Thank you in advance.

  What I understand, you already configured the ports of the physical switch as junction ports.

  In this case all you have to do is to change the settings of the new group in the GUI port and enter the ID VLAN.

  Make sure that the new VIRTUAL LAN is on the allowed physical switch ports to VLANS.

  André

• HP Pavilion HPE h8-1375ea: adding PART 3 ports for HP Pavilion.

  I plan to change the noisy (continually chirruping) 3 TB Hitachi HARD drive mounted in series in my system and install two 480/500 GB SSD - probably of Sandisk or Kingston.  One will be the master (operating system and data) the other will purely be a weekly "clone" of the master.

  The mobo in my bench is the Formosa Pegatron, which, as far as I can see, only has SATA 2 ports equipped.  For most of the speed the SSD, I need use 3 SATA 6GBs.

  Can anyone advise as to the best, reasonable price, good performance SATA 3, 4 ports (I might consider 2 port) controller card PCI-e which fits into my system.  I didn't need RAID or Duo Hyper.

  Thank you very much.

  Ken.

  Hi Ken,

  I don't know what you mean by adding 3 SATA ports.  The Formosa motherboard has six SATA ports.

  

  HP never acknowledged the documentation that indicates that grouped four SATA ports are 3.0 or 6.0 GB/s. However, the Z75 chipset should be able to support up to six SATA III ports.  If you have a processor of IVY bridge, then you should be able to test the port speed using a SATA III HD or SSD.

• Put virtual machines inside the VMkernel port group

  Hello

  Network for administrators of VMware SIAS layout:

  "You can not put VMs within that group of port because it is made especially for a VMkernel port."

  However, I use ESXi 5.5 and is able to put normal interface of VM inside the vmk port group. (I only created 1 vmk port group so all virtual machines in the same group with the vmkernel interface)

  May I know if this is a new feature, or something is wrong?

  Thank you!

  This may be possible with distributed switches not with standard switches.

• Set a vm network distributed port group

  Try to set up the network to a virtual computer to a port group distributed.  There seems to be a quick and easy way to do this - you need a small code snippet that does?

  I was thinking something like this (u_vm is a Vc:VirtualMachine)

  NIC var = new VcVirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo();

  nic.deviceName = "VGA-myportgroup";

  spec var = new VcVirtualDeviceConfigSpec();

  for each (var edge in u_vm.config.hardware.device)

  {

  If (device.deviceInfo.label is "Network adapter 1")

  {

  Spec.Device = device;

  Spec.Operation = VcVirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation.edit;

  Spec.Device.backing = nic;

  }

  }

  u_vm.reconfigVM_Task (spec);

  But as the bombs with this error:

  [13:20:42.303 2015-06-23] [I] can't convert the com.vmware.vim.vi4.VirtualDeviceConfigSpec@ffb8e5cd in com.vmware.vim.vi4.VirtualMachineConfigSpec (workflow: meh / Scriptable task (item1) #17)

  What about using the library for this workflow?

  \Library\vCenter\Networking\Distributed Virtual port Group\Connect VM number NIC to distributed virtual port group

• Need a script to create standard vSwitch with virtual and several computer port group VLAN

  I want to create standard vSwitch for all hosts in the cluster for virtual machine port group and add one or more groups of ports VLAN for the same standard vswitch.

  Kind regards

  Shan

  Try something like this

  $clusterName = "mycluster.

  $nics = "vmnic0", "vmnic1.

  $vlans = 123456789

  foreach ($esx in (Get-Cluster-name $clusterName |)) Get - VMHost)) {}

  $sw = New - VirtualSwitch - name swX - VMHost $esx - Nic $nics - confirm: $false

  $vlans | %{

  New-VirtualPortGroup-name "PG $($_)" - VLanId $_ - VirtualSwitch $sw - confirm: $false

  }

  }

• iSCSI Initiator Port Group error

  Problem adding in the vmk second to an existing iSCSI vSwitch.  Original config was 2 vmks - all worked successfully.  1 vmk has been removed to solve network problems.

  Re-created the 2nd vmk, but when going down one of the cards the unused category as soon as active network OK is selected the message "this vmkernel port group contains a NETWORK card.

  which is related to an iSCSI initiator.  Change its settings could disrupt the connection to the iSCSI data store"is displayed.  The response options are Yes or no.  A screenshot is attached.

  vCenter is version 5.0 U1b.  The host is ESXi5.0 U2 and mode of maintenance with none of the guests.  The host on the local disk not stop SAN.  I can safely click Yes, then go back and

  move the vmnic or is there a better way to fix this problem.  Thank you.

  Thanks for sharing the information. Please try below steps:

  Step 1. Remove links in the existing port and reboot the host.

  Step 2. Change the port iSCSI and vmnic preferred value to active group and move the second unused NETWORK card.

  Step 3. Change group 2-port iSCSI and vmnic preferred value in the active State and move the other card unused NETWORK.

  Step 4. Add vmk1 and vmk2 under links in the port iScsi initiator network configuration.

  I hope steps above will help to solve the problem. If you encounter the error even if you please let me know.

• How is it that I can ping between ESXi vmkernel interfaces with the sizes of package exceeding the value set in my passage upstream and one located in my vmkernel port group itself?

  
  I have a 10 GB dell powerconnect 8024f the switch and the firmware is OLD, but the port config shows maximum frame size = 9000 to all cable ports

  2 guests ESXi 5.5 wired, build 1331820, put each host computer network is managed by a single port dual qlogic 8150 ANC

  When I connect to my windows VM to check my new 10 GB connectivity (it is configured for jumbo mtu = 9000 frames) and ping-l 8190 against ESXi vmkernel interface that was MTU of 1500, I get an answer without any packet loss... How can it be if the port is configured for only 1500 MTU?  I thought that the two vmkernel port group and vswitch properties must have 9000 mtu defined, it appears that the vswitch properties override the port group properties.

  But I know I must be missing something, a few important concepts, somewhere, because when I connect to ESXi via ssh I can ping devices with values greater than 8190 and not just windows virtual machines that reside on the same host where the ping uses the internal bus, but I am referring to the connections of the host of other ESXi on the switch management.

  In summary - how the VMkernel does ping and response to pings of bigger sizes greater than the value of the switch upstream?   and why do ping with large packets get answers when the vmkernel port group is always set at 1500, is this a bug or is this feature obsolete?   I remember specifically in ESXi5 that I had to configure the vmkernel port group and the vswitch for this property to work.

  Unless you specify "Don ' t fragment" (-f for Windows) you will be able to use any size package successfully.

  For ESXi, take a look at Troubleshooting ESXi Jumbo Frames.

  André

• Add the default gateway for the VMKernel port group

  Hello

  I use this script to create a VMkernel port group, but the last part of the gateway address of updates to script for all groups of VMKernel ports. How can I change the script so it adds the passage for the 55-CHI-VMKernel port group only. Thank you.

  $hostname6 = "host1".
  $pg = New-VirtualPortGroup-55-CHI-VMKernel - VirtualSwitch "vSwitch1' name - VLanId 55

  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter - VMHost $hostname6 - $pg PortGroup - VirtualSwitch "vSwitch1' - '10.33.1.77' IP - subnet"255.255.255.0"- ManagementTrafficEnabled $true mask

  IP address of the gateway #Add
  $netMgr = get-View (Get-VMHost $hostname6 |) Get - View).ConfigManager.NetworkSystem
  $iproute = new-Object VMware.Vim.HostIpRouteConfig
  $iproute.defaultGateway = "10.33.1.3".
  $netMgr.UpdateIpRouteConfig ($iproute)

  Have you tried it like that?

  $hostname6 = 'host1' $pg = New-VirtualPortGroup -Name 55 - CHI-VMKernel -VirtualSwitch "vSwitch1" -VLanId 55
  New-VMHostNetworkAdapter -VMHost $hostname6 -PortGroup $pg -VirtualSwitch "vSwitch1" -IP "10.33.1.77" -SubnetMask "255.255.255.0" -ManagementTrafficEnabled $true
  #Add gateway IP address
  $netMgr = Get-View (Get-VMHost $hostname6 | Get-View).ConfigManager.NetworkSystem $iproute = New-Object VMware.Vim.HostIpRouteConfig $iproute.defaultGateway = "10.33.1.3"$iproute.GatewayDevice = "vmk0"$netMgr.UpdateIpRouteConfig($iproute)