Follow these steps to create a standard port group:
- Log in to the vCenter Server using the HTML5 client.
- From the Hosts and Clusters inventory view, select the ESXi host to create the vSwitch on.
- Navigate to Configure | Networking | Virtual switches and click Add Networking to start the wizard.
- In the Add Networking wizard, select Virtual Machine Port Group for a Standard Switch and click Next to continue:
- On the Select target device screen, browse and select an existing standard vSwitch and click Next to continue:
You could also choose to create a new standard vSwitch for the port group to be formed on.
- On the Connection settings screen, specify a name (Network label) for the port group and an optional VLAN ID. Click Next to continue:
- On the Ready to complete screen, review the settings and click Finish:
- The Port Groups tab of the vSwitch should now list the newly created port group:
This completes the process of creating a port group on a standard vSwitch using the HTML5 client.