August 2018
Intermediate to advanced
598 pages
13h 22m
English
Before upgrading a vSphere Distributed Switch, make sure that the vCenter and ESXI hosts are upgraded first; this is a prerequisite for performing the upgrade. During the Distributed Switch upgrade process, there is no downtime for the attached virtual machines; a backup of the virtual switch configuration is recommended, in order to quickly restore the functionality of the switch if a failure occurs during the upgrade procedure.
To back up the configuration of a Distributed Switch, go to Home | Networking. Right-click on the virtual switch to back up and select Settings | Export Configuration. You can back up the Distributed Switch and all ports, or just the Distributed Switch.
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