Override portgroup security settings for standard vswitch
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Description
I am able to set the security settings for a portgroup using Pyvmomi. But then when I go back to vSphere Client UI, I don't see that taking effect. There is an option to 'override' though. How exactly do I use that override? I saw some examples on overriding the DVS portgroup policy but none for standard switch portgroup policy. Appreciate the help!
Here's what I have for setting the portgroup poicies:
for portgroup in esxHost.configManager.networkSystem.networkConfig.portgroup:
if portgroup.spec.name == 'Management Network':
portgroup.spec.policy.security.allowPromiscuous = False
portgroup.spec.policy.security.forgedTransmits = True
portgroup.spec.policy.security.macChanges = True
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Research direction
Start with the issue's portgroup policy code at esxHost.configManager.networkSystem.networkConfig.portgroup and compare it with the standard switch portgroup security settings shown in the vSphere Client. Determine how the override option is represented for this policy, then document the required usage and a way to verify that the settings take effect.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100