VMware vCSA on dvSwitch: Don't let your ship run ashore - use an ephemeral port

[Oksana]

VMware provides its clients with multiple useful features and tools, one of them being vCenter Server Appliance (vCSA). It is a preconfigured Linux virtual machine, designed specifically for the running VMware vCenter Server. Admittedly, that makes your life a lot easier, which is why you would not want to lose a connection to a virtual machine. However, that is what happens when your VMware hypervisor is configured with a Distributed Switch (dvSwitch).

Read the article by Paolo Valsecchi, a System Engineer, to find out what you should do if the vCSA connected to dvSwitch is inaccessible after restoration.