Create a standard vSwitch for the management port

After you install the Virtual Sensor, you need a standard vSwitch to which you will connect the management port of the Virtual Sensor. If you have installed the Manager on the same ESX, you can connect it to this switch as well. When you create a standard vSwitch, ESX creates a default port group for this vSwitch.

1. Connect an additional physical NIC on the ESX to the adjacent physical switch.
   This is required for the vSwitch that you are creating.
2. Log on to the ESX as the root user in VMware vSphere Web Client.
   
   
   
3. On the vSphere Home tab, select Hosts and Clusters.
   
   
   
4. Select the required ESX server and select Manage → Networking → Virtual switches.
   
   
   
5. Click on the Add host networking icon.
   
   
   
6. For Select connection type, select Physical Network Adapter (as an example) and click Next.
   Selecting the connection type depends on your network design and requirements. For example, if the Manager is installed on a physical machine, you must select Physical Network Adapter in such scenario. Otherwise, the Sensor and the Manager will not be able to communicate. If the Manager is installed on a virtual machine and you plan to use the same vSwitch for both the Sensor management port and the Manager, you might choose Virtual Machine Port Group for a Standard Switch. For the scenarios explained in this document, select Physical Network Adapter.
   
   
7. For Select target device, select New standard switch, the required number of ports, and then click Next.
   
   
   
8. For Create a Standard Switch step, click the Add adapters icon.
   
   
   
9. In the Add Physical Adapters to the Switch dialog box, select the required network adapter and click OK.
   Make sure that a physical NIC corresponding to the network adapter you selected is connected to the network.
   
   
10. Verify the properties of the selected adapter and click Next and then select Finish.
    The vSwitch that you created is listed in the Virtual switches section.
    
    
11. Add the required switch port groups for the vSwitch that you created; select that vSwitch and then click the Add host networking icon.
    
    
    
12. In the Select connection type step, select Virtual Machine Port Group for a Standard Switch and then click Next.
    
    
    
13. In the Select target device step, select Select an existing standard switch and make sure the vSwitch that you created is selected. Then, click Next.
    
    
    
14. In the Network Label field, enter the required name for the default port group that the wizard creates for the switch.
    You can modify Network Label later. For easier management, you can name it as Management Port Group.
15. Optionally, in VLAN ID field, select All (4095) and select Next.
    If required, you can specify the required VLAN ID as per your network configuration.
    
    
16. Review the details displayed in the Ready to complete step and click Finish.
    This vSwitch is now listed with the switch port group that you created.
    
17. Move the mouse over the physical adapter and click on it.
    
    
    
18. Click on the Edit adapter speed icon.
    
    
    
19. Verify if the Configured Speed, Duplex is set to Auto negotiate.
    
    
    

    For other property values, you can leave them with the default values.