Renaming VMKernel Adapter Interface name

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article explains how to rename the VMK adapters incase the adapters were not created in the desired order or renamed due to any issues like below -

Environment

vSphere ESXi 7.x and above

Resolution

• Run the below command to copy the configurations to a .json file

# configstorecli config current get -c esx -g network -k vmknics > vmknics.json

 

• Edit that .json file using vi editor and save it.

# vi vmknics.json

 

• Overwrite the existing configurations with the changes we just made in that .json file

# configstorecli config current set -c esx -g network -k vmknics -j vmknics.json --overwrite

• Reboot the ESXi host 

Recheck the VMK configuration

Additional Information

Note: Consult Broadcom Support before renaming the NSX related VMKernal adapters.