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== Trunking ports for VMware ==

To trunk the first 4 ports on a switch, apply the following commands to Cisco Switch command line:

    '''conf t
    interface range GigabitEthernet1/1 - 4
    description Some Description'''
    '''switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q''' – ESX only supports dot1q and not ISL
    '''switchport trunk allowed vlan 100,200''' – Allowed VLANs
    '''switchport mode trunk''' – Enables Trunk
    '''switchport nonegotiate''' – ESX/ESXi does not support DTP dynamic trunking protocol. When configuring trunk port, set it to nonegotiate.
    '''spanning-tree portfast trunk''' – Enables PortFast on the interface when it is in trunk mode. 
    '''end'''