Add VMkernel Adapters for Witness Traffic

Add VMkernel adapters for witness traffic to each availability zone's distributed port group.
  1. Log in to the vSphere Client.
  2. Click
    Menu
    Networking
    .
  3. Right-click the witness distributed port group for the first availability zone, for example,
    AZ1_WTS_PG
    , and select
    Add VMkernel Adapters
    .
  4. Click
    + Attached Hosts
    , select the availability zone 1 hosts from the list, and click OK.
  5. Click
    Next
    .
  6. Accept the default VMkernel port settings and click
    Next
    .
    Do not select any services.
  7. Select
    Use static IPv4 settings
    and enter the IP addresses and the subnet mask to use for the witness traffic separation network.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
  9. Review your selections and click
    Finish
    .
  10. Repeat these steps for the witness distributed port group for the second availability zone.