Setting Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Standard Switches
Last Updated December 16, 2024

You can use ESXCLI to set up the vSphere networking.
You can set up your virtual network by performing a set of tasks.
  1. Create or manipulate virtual switches by using
    esxcli network vswitch
    . By default, each
    ESXi
    host has one virtual switch,
    vSwitch0
    . You can create additional virtual switches or manage existing switches. See Setting Up Virtual Switches and Associating a Switch with a Network Interface.
  2. Make changes to the uplink adapter by using
    esxcli network vswitch standard uplink
    . See Managing Uplink Adapters.
  3. Use
    esxcli network ip interface
    to configure the VMkernel network interfaces. See Adding and Modifying VMkernel Network Interfaces.