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Article ID: 324548
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere ESXi
Environment
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x
VMware ESX Server 3.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
VMware ESX 4.0.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware ESX 4.1.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
Resolution
To work around this issue:
- Run these commands to enable and delete the VMkernel port:
esxcfg-vmknic -e <portgroup name>
esxcfg-vmknic -d <portgroup name>
- Run this command to remove the portgroup from the virtual switch:
esxcfg-vswitch -D <portgroup name> vSwitchX
- If you are using Nexus 1000v dvSwitch then to delete the vmkernel port use the command:
esxcfg-vmknic -d -s "name of vswitch" -v portid
Where the portid is the id of port associated with vmkernel interface.