Mastering VMware vSphere 6.7 - Second Edition

Creating distributed port groups

While working with distributed vSwitches, new port groups can be easily created from the vSphere UI:

1. In the Networking view, right-click on your Distributed vSwitch, and select Distributed Port Group and New Distributed Port Group...
2. Provide the name of the new port group:

3. In the configuration step, you have several options:
   • Port binding: We have the following two options under port binding:
     • Static binding: When you connect a VM to a port group configured with static binding, a port is immediately assigned and reserved for it, guaranteeing connectivity at all times. The port is disconnected only when the ...