The following procedure will help you migrate VMkernel interfaces from a vSphere Standard Switch to a vSphere Distributed Switch:

1. Bring up the Networking inventory using the vSphere Web Client by using the key combination Ctrl + Alt + 5.

2. Right-click on the dvSwitch and select Add and Manage Hosts…:

3. In the Add and Manage Hosts wizard, select the task Manage host networking and click Next to continue:

4. On the Select hosts screen, click on Attached hosts... to bring up the Select member hosts window:

5. On the Select member hosts window, select the ESXi host(s) to manage and click OK to confirm the selection and return to the Select hosts screen:

6. With the desired hosts selected, click Next on the Select hosts window:

Template mode will be enabled only if you select more than one host to manage.

7. On the Select network adapter tasks screen, make sure that both Manage physical adapters and Manage VMkernel adapters are selected. Click Next to continue:

8. On Manage physical network adapters screen, verify/assign the correct physical adapter to a dvUplink that has been configured as an active uplink on the dvPortGroup created for the management of VMkernel interfaces. Once done, click Next to continue:

9. On the Manage VMkernel network adapters screen, select the VMkernel interface and click on Assign port group:

10. On the Assign destination port group window, select the dvPortGroup for the VMkernel interface and click OK:

11. The Manage VMkernel network adapters screen will now list the destination port group. Click Next to continue:

12. On the Analyze impact screen, review the impact. If it indicates No impact, then click Next to continue:

13. On the Ready to complete screen, review the settings and click Finish to migrate the VMkernel interfaces:

14. Switch to the Hosts and Clusters view using the key combination Ctrl + Alt + 2, select the ESXi host, and navigate to Configure | VMkernel adapters to view the migrated VMkernel interface: