Delete dvSwitch

[marcolivierarse]

Hi, I'm trying to delete a cluster. But for the network part I have 1 dvSwitch on this cluster. there is no port group.

I am not able to delete the dvSwitch I receive this message

vDS dvSwitch port c-3117 is connected to entity <not-found.> Virtual NIC vmk1, type:hostVmkVnic

I also find a port in the ports list the port is

Port-ID:c-3117

Runtime MAC: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

State Link up

VLAN Access:0

This is the only port in my list, There is no host and no VM in this cluster anymore.

Thank you

[ChintanWaghmare]

It seems there is still an associated uplink in the active links.

You may need to recheck porperties of the port or teaming if configured ?

[marcolivierarse]

There is still 6 remaining uplink, I try to remove them but I got this error

Uplink name dvUplink0 is in use by the teaming policy defined at dvs

But I don't where to change the teaming policies

[ChintanWaghmare]

You may refer to the url below :

http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc_50%2FGUID-BB8...

Go to porperties of the port and then the teaming part, then move this down to unused and try removing the dvswitch.

[marcolivierarse]

They are all inactive

[marcolivierarse]

still same error

[SantoshKumar36]

Re-create the old name port name once again under the dvSwitch then umap all the esxi uplinks which is connected and try and delete it.

[marcolivierarse]

It is not working

I notice the port is c-3117

and not only 3117

Is it change anythings?

[SantoshKumar36]

It states that, the port has been conflicted "C-1377"  " C" repesents it, but in this case, u don't have any of the VMs mapped to it by chance.And more over u do not have the uplinks connected to any of the host. Correct? , Map the physical NICs to the current locak switches, which u have provided the uplinks for dvSwitch.

[wreedctd]

did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issue except I am trying to reduce the number of ports in the dv switch.

[wreedctd]

Anyone?

[admin]

Hi,

May be a stale entry in the database, try the below

Removing Stale dvPort from vDS using SQL Query | vmkdaily

--Avinash

[Nithy07cs055]

The dv switch has its entries association with vcenter , try clearing up the stale entries and give it a try

[wreedctd]

I posted to this by accident, sorry.