When you add sub interfaces on the trunk vNic of an edge that is connected to a distributed portgroup, both VLAN trunk and VXLAN trunk are supported. When you add sub interfaces on the trunk vNic of an Edge that is connected to a standard portgroup, only VLAN trunk is supported.

Prerequisites

Verify that a sub interface with a trunk vNic backed by standard portgroup is available. See Add a Sub Interface.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vCenter Web Client.
  2. Click Networking.
  3. Select the standard portgroup and click Edit Settings.
  4. Click the VLAN tab.
  5. In VLAN Type, select VLAN Trunking and type the VLAN IDs to be trunked.
  6. Click OK.