Steps for creating a link between two VMs using a vswitch on ESXi command-line:

Hi,

   I am trying to figure out the steps for creating a link between two VMs using a vswitch on ESXi  (6.5) command-line.

I think I figured out all the commands other than for the last (4th) step (as indicated below) of adding a vmnic to the VM and assigning it the port-group (vlan) created.

Appreciate any help.

Steps for creating a link between two VMs using a vswitch on ESXi command-line:

1. Create a vswitch (named vswitch-from-esxli):

esxcli network vswitch standard add -v vswitch-from-esxcli

2. Add a standard port group to a vswitch (named portgroup-from-esxcli):

esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup add -p portgroup-from-esxcli -v vswitch-from-esxcli

3. Set the vlan id (1111) for the given port group

esxcli network vswitch standard portgroup set -p portgroup-from-esxcli -v 1111

4.  Add a vmnic to the VM and assign it the port-group (vlan) created above.

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thanks,