Chapter 4 Basic Networking with vNetwork Distributed Switches
Option	Action
Number of Ports	Enter the number of ports on the dvPort group.
Port binding	Choose when ports are assigned to virtual machines connected to this dvPort
	group.
	n Select Static binding to assign a port to a virtual machine when the
	virtual machine is connected to the dvPort group.
	n Select Dynamic binding to assign a port to a virtual machine the first
	time the virtual machine powers on after it is connected to the dvPort
	group.
	n Select Ephemeral for no port binding. You can choose ephemeral
	binding only when connected directly to your ESX host.

4Click OK.

Edit Advanced dvPort Group Properties

Use the dvPort Group Properties dialog box to configure advanced dvPort group properties such as port override settings.

Procedure

1 In the vSphere Client, display the Networking inventory view and select the dvPort group.

2From the Inventory menu, select Network > Edit Settings.

3Select Advanced to edit the dvPort group properties.

a Select Allow override of port policies to allow dvPort group policies to be overridden on a per-port level.

b Click Edit Override Settings to select which policies can be overridden. c Choose whether to allow live port moving.

dSelect Configure reset at disconnect to discard per-port configurations when a dvPort is disconnected from a virtual machine.

4Click OK.

dvPorts

A dvPort is a port on a vNetwork Distributed Switch that connects to a host's service console or VMkernel or to a virtual machine's network adapter.

Default dvPort configuration is determined by the dvPort group settings, but some settings for individual dvPorts can be overridden on a per dvPort basis.

Monitor dvPort State

vSphere can monitor dvPorts and provide information on the current state of each dvPort.

Procedure

1 In the vSphere Client, display the Networking inventory view and select the vNetwork Distributed Switch.

2On the Ports tab, click Start Monitoring Port State.

The State column on the Ports tab for the vNetwork Distributed Switch now displays the current state for each dvPort.

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