Creating virtual switches and port groups in ESXi

This video covers how to install virtual switches and port groups in ESXi. Please note that this is for a standalone ESXi install, not one that is managed by vCenter Server. The switch that is created is a standard virtual switch, not a distributed virtual switch.

[@Syxty9yN]

Good Man! Thanks for the brilliant explanation

[@ddaltonyvcc]

I'm glad it was helpful.

[@Parkourfinger]

I dont know why but i followed the exact same steps & when i tried to change a VM network adapter to a port group in another vSwitch i dont see them , on the default VM network one

[@chocolatepanda93]

I have a problem where I can't set my vm with static IP address, when I do, I got an error no network connection, i am using the same range with host IP, but I can't ping my host from the VM. Please help

[@ddaltonyvcc]

If you have more than one VM, can they ping each other? Can you ping beyond the host to the rest of the network?

[@stephensukhai3311]

So how do you make the switch green?

[@jiho1960]

The second physical port in the ESXI server is not connected to a switch/router/modem.

[@AhmadDarwiche]

Thanks David, very informative video.
My question is, I'm trying to isolate one VM from the all other MVs on the host and from the internal LAN, I want it to be connected only to the internet.
The host has 2 ports and both are connected to the same physical LAN switch, how to do the complete isolation?
BR.

[@ddaltonyvcc]

You will need to use VLANs to isolate the traffic.

[@AhmadDarwiche]

@@ddaltonyvcc Thanks

[@tech_alex404]

Hello david thanks for the video do you have separate playlist for vmware vsphere

[@ahemrjjthhuuhuh6214]

How ican connected virtual with inter net

[@ddaltonyvcc]

You just need an uplink to the physical network that has Internet access.

[@mosasa1307]

Hey, @7:18 in the video where you go to the virtual machines network adapter settings... You click on the drop down to change to different port group. When I try that on my VM, it only shows drop down for default port group thats created even though I created another port group and assigned that to my other vswitch i created and has its own uplink. I'm trying to separate management traffic from vm traffic.

[@ddaltonyvcc]

Search my channel. I believe I have a video on separating management traffic.

[@aditiarizki9035]

Can vm connect to internet with this way ? Or we need 1 more nic for internet ?

[@ddaltonyvcc]

As long as your local network has access to the Internet, connecting the VMs to the local network should allow Internet access as well.

[@Thunderhaha]

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