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Note that only the configured VLAN port identification data is copied to the new vswitch. Use
this hpvmnet command option when you have a vswitch with numerous VLAN ports. This
process makes it unnecessary to reenter all the port data for each new vswitch.
8.2.4 Deleting vswitches
To delete a vswitch, first stop the vswitch using the —h option to the hpvmnet command. Then
delete the vswitch using the -d option to the hpvmnet command. For example, the following
command shows the error that prevents you from deleting an active vswitch (clan1):
# hpvmnet -S clan1 -d
hpvmnet: The vswitch is currently active
hpvmnet: Unable to continue
The following example uses the hpvmnet command to halt the vswitch and then to delete it.
Both commands require you to confirm the action. The third command displays the current
vswitches (without clan1).
# hpvmnet -S clan1 -h
hpvmnet: Halt the vswitch 'clan1'? [n/y]: y
# hpvmnet -S clan1 -d
hpvmnet: Remove the vswitch 'clan1'? [n/y] y
# hpvmnet -v
Name Number State Mode PPA MAC Address IP Address
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localnet 1 Up Shared N/A N/A
myswitch 2 Up Shared N/A N/A
The default command function (if you press Enter) is to not perform the function of the command.
To perform the command function, enter y.
In the case of commands where a confirmation is required, such as the hpvmnet -h command,
you can include the —Q option to override the confirmation process. This is useful in scripts and
processes that are not interactive. For example, to stop a vswitch (clan1) without requiring
confirmation from the user, enter the following commands:
# hpvmnet
Name Number State Mode NamePPA MAC Address IP Address
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localnet 1 Up Shared N/A N/A
clan1 2 Up Shared lan0 0x00306e39f70b
# hpvmnet -Sclan1 -h -Q
# hpvmnet
Name Number State Mode NamePPA MAC Address IP Address
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localnet 1 Up Shared N/A N/A
clan1 2 Down Shared lan0
When an active vswitch is deleted, the VM Host automatically determines that the vswitch is
gone. When the vswitch is recreated, the guest network automatically becomes functional again.
8.2.5 Recreating vswitches
To change the vswitch to use another pNIC on the VM Host (for example, to change from lan0
to lan1), follow this procedure:
1. Delete the vswitch that was associated with lan0. For example:
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