I had to get a new license for VMWARE for an expired trial version. VMware Essentials Plus doesn't support Distributed switches
I had to get a new license for VMWARE for an expired trial version. VMware Essentials Plus doesn't support Distributed switches so I have to change them to Standard switches for license to work. I do not have any extra nics on the esxi hosts. My vcenter does not work anymore because of expired license. I can access each of the esxi hosts however. There is two nic Uplink on distributed switches.
I have one vCenter and 3 hosts. Vcenter is version 6.7 and esxi hosts are 6.0. With minimal downtime what would be the best way to do this.
Let mw know if you need more information.
I have one vCenter and 3 hosts. Vcenter is version 6.7 and esxi hosts are 6.0. With minimal downtime what would be the best way to do this.
Let mw know if you need more information.
Hello,
This link can be of great help and can guide you much better in the process of migrating from vDS to vSS.
https://vmexplorer.com/2018/11/02/vcenter-server-6-5-migrate-vms-from-virtual-distributed-switch-to-standard-switch/
This link can be of great help and can guide you much better in the process of migrating from vDS to vSS.
https://vmexplorer.com/2018/11/02/vcenter-server-6-5-migrate-vms-from-virtual-distributed-switch-to-standard-switch/
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This link will not work I do not have access to the vcenter functions because the license expired,
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You could remove a single network interface from the vDS, and create a vSwitch around it, and migrate VMs to it.