In order to create a trunk port in ESX you need to :
- Within vSphere or ViClient go to the “Configuration” tab.
- Select “Networking“
- Select your “Add Networking“.
- Choose “Virtual Machine” and click “Next“
- Select your Virtual Switch (or create one), then click “Next“
- Choose you Network label and then add the VLAN ID as 4095.
- Click “Next” and then “Finish“.
Rick Donato is a Network Automation Architect/Evangelist and the founder of Packet Coders.
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