When the vDS uplink destination is not displayed in the topology

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This helps resolve the situation where the vDS uplink is recognized but not assigned in the ESXi host client.

How to check if a vmnic is assigned as a vDS uplink using a command

1. SSH connection to ESXi
2. Run the following command
   
   esxcfg-vswitch -l
   
   

   DVS Name         Num Ports   Used Ports  Configured Ports  MTU     Uplinks
   ####             9216        5           512               1500    vmnic2,vmnic3
   
     DVPort ID                               In Use      Client
     ####                                    1           vmnic2
     ####                                    1           vmnic3

The topology in the ESXi host client looks like this:

Environment

VMware ESXi

Resolution

Workaround

1. SSH connection to ESXi
2. Run the following command
   
   /etc/init.d/hostd restart
   /etc/init.d/vpxa restart
   
   
3. Check the status of hostd/vpxa
   
   /etc/init.d/hostd status
   /etc/init.d/vpxa status
   * hostd is running / vpxa is running

Additional Information

For more information about vpxa/hostd, please refer to the following KB:
Restarting Management Agents in ESXi