Attach/Detach a Distributed Switch to/from a Cluster

The default distributed switch only supports attaching/detaching bare metal clusters.

1. In the navigation pane, choose Inventory > Network Resource.

2. In the resource tree, select a target distributed switch.

3. On the target distributed switch's details page, click the Cluster tab.

4. (Optional) To provide network for more clusters and hosts in the data center, click Attach Cluster.

   1. In the Attach Cluster dialog, select a target cluster, bond configuration, and host NIC.

      When attaching a cluster, you cannot specify bond mode. The bond mode inherits the distributed switch's configuration directly.

   2. Click OK.

5. (Optional) To detach clusters, click Detach Cluster.

   1. In the Detach Cluster dialog, select target clusters.

   2. Click OK.

   After detaching a cluster, the corresponding VM NICs will be removed. Proceed with caution.