Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

esxcfg-vswitch

Synopsis

esxcfg-vswitch options [switch]

Configure a virtual switch. The virtual switch handles port groups and VLAN tagging, and sets the uplink for virtual port groups. By default, there is a single virtual switch: vSwitch0. You can add additional switches and assign them to different physical network interfaces.

Options

-a, --add

Add a new virtual switch. You must provide a switch name.

-A name, --add-pg name

Add port group name to the switch.

-b, --get-cdp

Print the current Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) for the switch.

-B status, --set-cdp status

Set the CDP status for the switch. This may be down, listen, advertise, or both.

-d, --delete

Delete a virtual switch. If the switch has any ports in use, this will fail.

-D name, --del-pg name

Remove port group name from the switch.

-l, --list

List switches and their port groups.

-L interface, --link interface

Attach an uplink interface to a virtual switch. This should be an unused physical interface or vmnic.

-m size, --mtu size

Set the size of the Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) for the switch. This will affect all interfaces attached to the virtual switch.

-M interface, --add-pg-uplink interface

Add an uplink interface to a port group.

-N interface, --del-pg-uplink interface

Remove an uplink interface from a port group.

-p name, --pg name

Specify name of the port group to use with the --vlan option. Specify ALL to apply to all port groups on the switch.

-U interface, --unlink interface

Remove an uplink interface from a virtual switch.

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