The following procedure will help you create virtual machine port groups on a standard vSwitch:
- Log in to the vSphere Web Client, navigate the vCenter inventory and select the ESXi host to create the vSphere Standard Switch on.
- With the ESXi host selected, navigate to Configure | Networking | Virtual switches to view the existing VMkernel interfaces on the host. Click on the
icon to bring up the Add Networking wizard:
- On the Add Networking wizard screen, select the option Virtual Machine Port Group for a Standard Switch and click Next to continue:
- On the Select target device screen, choose the option named Select an existing standard switch or create a new one for the VMkernel interface. In this case, we are using an existing standard switch. Click Next to continue:
- On the Connection settings screen, supply a Network label and an optional VLAN ID and click Next to continue:
- On the Ready to complete screen, review the setting and click Finish to create the port group:
- The vSwitch the port group was created on, should now list the newly created port group:
