VMware vSphere: Networking Backup and Restore

Load Investigation One-Liners Networking Backup and Restore Adjust the CPU/RAM Add a new disk Add a new NIC Add an Uplink Add a new Port Group Add a new Standard Switch Add a new Distributed Switch Network Topology Configuring VLAN and PVLAN Configuring LACP User Friendly NIC Naming Running FSCK from a boot ISO Attaching Global Templates and Registering Templates

Before making any changes to the networking, it's highly recommended that you make a backup for easy rollback.

vSphere Distributed Switch - Backup or Restore

vSphere > Networking (On top left pane) > ip.address > $acct_no - example.com > Datacenter > Distributed Switch (Management or Storage) > Right Click > Settings

Export Configuration

Pick one

A. Distributed switch and all port groups

B. Distributed switch only

Restore Configuration

Pick one

A. Distributed switch and all port groups

B. Distributed switch only

What if you don't have a backup file?

vSphere > Networking (On top left pane) > ip.address > $acct_no - example.com > Datacenter > Distributed Switch (Management or Storage) > Port Group (Management PG or Management-DVUplinks-Num or Private PG or Public PG or VCHA PG or Etc.) > Right Click > Settings

So you can restore any Port Group or Uplinks this way to a previous config.

(But only the previous config. If you make a change and then make a change again, the original config will be lost. You can only go back one level. This is why you should make a backup before you start making any changes.)

Pick "Restore Configuration"

vSphere Distributed Port Group - Backup or Restore

Pick one

Export Configuration
Restore Configuration

Export Configuration

Restore Configuration

Pick one

A. Distributed switch and all port groups

B. Distributed switch only