safe to remove the vSwitch network card?

I have two physical cards separate currently connected to the Console of my Service vSwitch.  I need a network card for something else temporarily.  Is is safe to simply remove the desired nic from the switch Console of service without stop?

NO.

Since then, you never know Connectivity Service Network (I.P.) Console goes through which of them. ESX can schedule her on any of them (i.e. According to active/standby used setting).

If you have selected the wrong one you will lose your connectivity to ESX i.e. no SC.

The best way to go is to check the physical switch, to which of these two ports of the Service Console mac is currently visible and traffic passing through (check ip SC)

Then you can delete the other the first standby (leaving the other as active of course) and then finally removing.

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VCP 3.5

(Preparation for VCP 4)

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