Exporting Distributed Switch configs using vSphere Web client

You can export vSphere distributed switch and distributed port group configurations to a file. The file preserves valid network configurations, enabling distribution of these configurations to other deployments. This functionality is available only with the vSphere Web Client 5.1 or later. However, you can export settings from any version of a distributed switch if you use the vSphere Web Client or later.

To export vSphere Distributed Switch configurations using the vSphere Web Client:

1. Browse to a distributed switch in the vSphere Web Client navigator.

2. Right-click the distributed switch and click All vCenter Actions > Export Configuration. 

Note: For vCenter Server 6.0, right-click the distributed switch and click Settings > Export Configuration.

3. Select the Export the distributed switch configuration or Export the distributed switch configuration and all port groups option.

4. (Optional) Enter notes about this configuration in the Description field.

5. Click OK.

6. Click Yes to save the configuration file to your local system.

You now have a configuration file that contains all settings for the selected distributed switch and distributed port group. You can use this file to create multiple copies of this configuration on an existing deployment or overwrite the settings of existing distributed switches and port groups to conform to the selected settings.