vicfg-vmknic -s

[tdubb123]

how do I add a vmkernel nic to a existing dvswitch/dvportgroup?

vicfg-vmknic --server x.x.x.x -a -i x.x.x.x -n 255.255.0.0 -s dvswitchname?

[bulletprooffool]

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp4_41_vcli_inst_script.pdf page 117.

Run vicfg-vmknic --add to add a VMkernel network interface. You must specify the IP address using
--ip, the netmask, and the port group name.

[tdubb123]

still cant get it to work

vicfg-vmknic --vihost xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -a --ip x.x.x.x -n 255.255.0.0 --dvs-name dvswitchname --dvport-id 115

Can not specify dvsName, dvportId parameters for --add operation.

[krishnaprasad]

Hi,

    I think executing 2 sets of actions together will not work for esxcfg-vmknic command sets. Try adding a vmknic to the portgroup first using vicfg-vmknic -a -i DHCP -p <Portgroup Name> . Then try adding the DVSwitch properties to the same vmknic.

Thanks,

Krishnaprasad

[depping]

No you will need to do them seperately unfortunately, so in two commands.

Duncan (VCDX)

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