Cannot Assign Existing Port Group to VM

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

• VMs are connected to a vSphere Standard Switch
• When editing a VM NIC or adding a new NIC, the desired portgroup isn't available in the drop-down list
• The following error message is also seen when attempting to edit the VM's network settings in the ESXi host client:
  "The portgroup for Network adapter 1, network, could not be found. It has been assigned to network2."
• ESXi vmk adapters are attached to the desired portgroup

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi

Cause

vSphere Standard Switch portgroups either support VM connections or vmk connections.

Resolution

Create a new portgroup for VM connectivity.

Additional Information

Port Group Configuration for Virtual Machines

Note:  Multiple portgroups on the same Virtual Switch can have the same VLAN ID configured without issue.