Add VLAN to vmnic

[bchizumkina]

Hello everyone. (I've attached a few image snips.)

I need to add VLAN 127 (10.127.1.1/24) to vmnic5, which currently sits on host ESX3. ( (This will be a secondary nic that uses a separate vlan to access our Exchange server.)

The VLAN is created and active, and cdp is set to "listening" on the adapter.

So ... 1) how do I make the vmnic active, and then 2) "see" and utilize VLAN 127?

If this isn't possible, do I add another VM Port Group to the original VM Network? Can I add a second observed IP range to an existing network adapter?

Thanks for the time.

-Brandon

[weinstein5]

VLAN are added by the VM Port group - so add a new port group and assign it VLAN 127 and make sure the physoca; NICs associated with that VLAN

[bchizumkina]

Thanks weinstein5.

When you state that I should "assign" the port group, is this where/how I should complete the task?

[weinstein5 · Accepted solution]

Yes - you should just be able to type replace None with 127

[bchizumkina]

Replace "None" with 127, and presuming the switch is properly trunked, be able to see the "new" vlan, then?

[chriswahl]

Correct. Type 127 into the VLAN ID box.