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Can You Create and Configure Virtual Switches?

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Part of DCV.1: Build and Manage vSphere Infrastructure Topic: VMware

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What you'll do

In this challenge, you will configure networking in your vSphere environment.

  1. Create a standard virtual switch that has a VMkernel adapter configured for VMware vSphere vMotion
  2. Add your VMware ESXi hosts to a new distributed virtual switch
  3. Add new port groups to the distributed virtual switch
  4. Migrate virtual machines to the correct port groups
  5. Configure each port group on a separate virtual LAN (VLAN)
  6. Create a backup of your distributed virtual switch

Note: Once you begin the challenge, you will not be able to pause, save, or exit and then return to your challenge. Please ensure that you have set aside enough time to complete the challenge before you start.

  • ⏱ About 45 minutes