Note: Promiscuous mode is insecure mode of operation.

Accept.The virtual switch forwards all frames to the virtual machine in compliance with the active VLAN policy for the port to which the VM network adapter is connected.

The VM network adapter receives only frames that are addressed to the virtual machine.

Expand Security and accept or reject promiscuous mode, MAC address changes, and forged transmits of the virtual machines attached to the standard switch.

In the Protocol section, select Cisco Discovery Protocol from the drop-down menu.

OperationĮSXi detects and displays information about the associated physical switch port, but information about the vSphere Standard Switch is not available to the switch administrator.ĮSXi makes information about the vSphere Standard Switch available to the switch administrator, but does not detect and display information about the physical switch.ĮSXi detects and displays information about the associated physical switch and makes information about the vSphere Standard Switch available to the switch administrator.ĮSXi does not detect or display information about the associated physical switch port, and information about the vSphere Standard Switch is not available to the switch administrator.

Expand Link discovery and select an option for the virtual switch mode.

Select an uplink for the virtual switch.Enter a name for the virtual switch and click Create virtual switch.(Optional) Click Add uplink to add a new physical uplink to a virtual switch.Right-click Networking in the VMware Host Client inventory and click Add standard vSwitch in the pop-up menu.

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