Whether vCenter Server manages the host or it is a standalone ESXi host, different tools and access paths can do this. The vSphere Web Client and the VMware Host Client allow you to open and close firewall ports for each service or allow traffic from selected IP addresses.
Remove and Re-Create Management Network (vmk0) VMkernel Jul 06, 2016 Port requirements for ESX/ESXi (2039095) | VMware KB This table lists TCP and UDP ports required by ESXi: ESXi 7.0 ESXi 6.x ESXi 5.x ESXi 4.x ESXi 3.x ESX 4.x ESX 3.x ESXi 7.0 Port Group Configuration for Virtual Machines
The environment consists of a single ESXi host running multiple VMs, which are grouped by their function as infrastructure, corporate and lab servers. The default port group called Management Network has a management port attached to it. To provide vMotion and iSCSI capability 2 extra ports and 2 port groups are configured. Figure 1.
PowerCLI - List All ESXi Hosts Network Info (and Output to CSV) Before performing a piece of network maintenance I wanted ensure I had an up-to-date list of network information for all ESXi servers. I was apprehensive to refer to old documentation incase something had changed. ESXi Management Traffic tickbox, what does it do? | Yellow
Dec 06, 2016 · Also, there are VMkernel ports, which are a special kind of ports that talk directly to the ESXi host’s VMkernel and are required to make storage, vMotion, and management network traffic possible.
vSphere Documentation Center - VMware Migrating ESX 4.x or ESXi 4.x Hosts to ESXi 5.0 in a PXE-Booted Auto Deploy Installation Upgrading vSphere Components Separately in a VMware View Environment vCenter Server and Host Management VMware Standard Switch (VSS) vs Distributed Switch (VDS When you install ESXi, the default management port group is attached to the first vSphere Standard Switch that is created by the installation – vSwitch0. There is no special license that is needed for creating vSphere Standard Switches. As a case in point, the free version of ESXi …