Creating a vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS)

Unlike the vSphere Standard Switch(vSS), which is created on an ESXi host, the vDS needs to be created at the vCenter's data center object level. Therefore, it goes without saying that you will need access to a vCenter that has permission to create and manage vDS.

How to do it...

The following procedure will guide you through the steps involved in creating a vDS:

1. Connect to vCenter Server using the HTML5 client.
2. Navigate to the Networking inventory view, right-click on the BK Datacenter, and then go to Distributed Switch | New Distributed Switch...:

Start New Distributed Switch wizard

3. On the New Distributed Switch wizard, specify a Name for the vDS and click Next to continue...