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Configure Mellanox Ethernet Port to an Existing Vswitch

If you are having trouble configuring Mellanox Ethernet Port to an Existing Vswitch, you are in luck. Our experts have the solution you seek.

A Vswitch or a virtual switch is a software program that makes it easier for VMs to communicate with one another. Furthermore, virtual switches help establish connections between virtual and physical networks. It also carries a VM’s traffic to another VM or a physical network.

1. To begin with, we have to log into the ESXi server with root permission.
2. Then, we must add an uplink to a vswitch, by running this command:

   # esxcli network vswitch standard uplink add –u -v

   Here uplink_name refers to the name used by ESX for the network Adapter.
3. Next, we can check if the uplink was added successfully with this command:

   # esxcli network vswitch standard list -v

Alternatively, we can remove an uplink to an Existing Vswitch via CLI as seen below:

1. First, we have to log into the ESXi server with root permissions.
2. Next, we can remove the uplink from vswitch with this command:

# esxcli network vswitch standard uplink remove -u -v

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Conclusion

To sum up, our Support Techs demonstrated how to configure the Port to an existing Vswitch.