Managing Port Groups
with ESXCLI
You can use
esxcli network
vswitch standard portgroup
to check, add, and remove port groups.
Network services connect to
vSwitches through port groups. A port group allows you to group traffic and
specify configuration options such as bandwidth limitations and VLAN tagging
policies for each port in the port group. A virtual switch must have one port
group assigned to it. You can assign additional port groups.
Specify one of the options
listed in
Connection Options for ESXCLI Host Management Commands
in place of
<conn_options>
.
- List port groups currently associated with a virtual switch.
The command lists the port group name, associated virtual switch, active clients, and VLAN ID.esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup list - Add a port group.esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name=<name> --vswitch-name=vSwitch1
- Delete one of the existing port groups.esxcli <conn_options> network vswitch standard portgroup remove --portgroup-name=<name> --vswitch-name=vSwitch1