vMA command help
dave330i
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I've always used SSH into ESXi host vs. vMA. Now I'm trying to follow best practice by using vMA. I'm having a devil of a time trying to change the MTU using vMA. Using SSH the command to change MTU is esxcfg-vmknic -m 9000 <Port Group> or esxcfg-vmknic -m 9000 -v <DVPort> -s <DVS name>. I've tried several different variation using vicfg and none of it works.
Vaguely remember reading something about MTU change being unsupported feature. Maybe I just need to do it using SSH.
Vaguely remember reading something about MTU change being unsupported feature. Maybe I just need to do it using SSH.
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vCole
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I've always used SSH into ESXi host vs. vMA. Now I'm trying to follow best practice by using vMA. I'm having a devil of a time trying to change the MTU using vMA. Using SSH the command to change MTU is esxcfg-vmknic -m 9000 <Port Group> or esxcfg-vmknic -m 9000 -v <DVPort> -s <DVS name>. I've tried several different variation using vicfg and none of it works.
Vaguely remember reading something about MTU change being unsupported feature. Maybe I just need to do it using SSH.
I used PowerCLI to change the MTU on ESXi hosts.
$vswitch = New-VirtualSwitch -Host <IP> -Name VSwitch
Set-VirtualSwitch -VirtualSwitch $vswitch -MTU 9000 -
dave330i
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I used PowerCLI to change the MTU on ESXi hosts.
$vswitch = New-VirtualSwitch -Host <IP> -Name VSwitch
Set-VirtualSwitch -VirtualSwitch $vswitch -MTU 9000
Don't use PowerCLI, but it looks like that command changes the MTU of the vSwitch, not the vmk.2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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vCole
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Don't use PowerCLI, but it looks like that command changes the MTU of the vSwitch, not the vmk.
I've done it with the vmk as well. We found this to be the easiest way. (Setup a whole PowerCLI script to deploy ESXi servers) -
dave330i
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I've done it with the vmk as well. We found this to be the easiest way. (Setup a whole PowerCLI script to deploy ESXi servers)
I'll look into PowerCLI. I went and temporarily enabled SSH and changed the vmk MTU via putty then disabled SSH. It was easier than banging my head against vMA.2018 Certification Goals: Maybe VMware Sales Cert
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vCole
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I'll look into PowerCLI. I went and temporarily enabled SSH and changed the vmk MTU via putty then disabled SSH. It was easier than banging my head against vMA.
I'll see if I can find the code that was used.