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There are no free physical adapters to attach to this virtual switch

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Juan Mulford
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There are no free physical adapters to attach to this virtual switch
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Problem:
Solution:

Problem:

Trying to add a physical adapter to a virtual switch shows the following error: There are no free physical adapters to attach to this virtual switch.

There are no free physical adapters to attach to this virtual switch

Probably you have the ESXi Version 6.5 and Client Version 1.21

ESXi version 1.21

Solution:

Update the ESXi Client version 1.24 (or latest version)

  • Download the version from this link (Sign in first to VMware)
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmw-tools/esxui/esxui-signed-6360286.vib
  • Move the .vib file the data store.
  • Run the following command on the ESXi host: esxcli software vib update -v “datastore path/filename.vib” See image below.
esxcli software vib update -v
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Juan Mulford
Juan Mulford
Hey there! I've been in the IT game for over fifteen years now. After hanging out in Taiwan for a decade, I am now in the US. Through this blog, I'm sharing my journey as I play with and roll out cutting-edge tech in the always-changing world of IT.

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