VMware introduced this feature in vSphere 5.1 where it allows backup of the distributed switch
Following are the observations while performing the test
Observations
- This is only possible from web client
- It gives you 2 options while exporting the configuration. Only distributed switch only & Distributed Switch and all port groups and its configuration
- This was quite helpful for me as I have PVLAN configuration and I wanted to replicate that to a separate vCenter so instead of doing it manually I preferred this option and it saved me time
- Restore option doesn’t create the distributed switch we need to manually create the switch and the restore the configuration
- Also following a good video from VMware