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Managing Networking from ESXy CLI

Vmkernel ip interfaces

esxcli network ip interface list
Remove /add vmk0 interface
  <code>esxcli network ip interface remove --interface-name=vmk0
  <code>esxcli network ip interface add --interface-name=vmk0 --dvs-name=DVSWITCHNAME --dvport-id=PORT_ID

Switches
  <code>esxcli network vswitch standard list

Switch remove / add

<code>esxcli network vswitch standard remove --vswitch-name=vSwitch0</code>
<code>esxcli network vswitch standard add --vswitch-name=sw0</code>

Portgroups

<code>esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup list</code>

Portgroup remove / add

<code>esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add --portgroup-name=vmn_10 -v=sw0</code>
<code>esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup remove --portgroup-name=vmn_10 -v=sw0</code>

Network Adapters

<code>esxcli network nic list</code>

Configuring vSwitch or vNetwork Distributed Switch from the command line in ESXi/ESX (1008127)

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1008127