What is Resource Allocation Policy

The Resource Allocation policy allows you to associate a distributed port or port group with a user-created network resource pool. This policy provides you with greater control over the bandwidth given to the port or port group.

For information about creating and configuring network resource pools, see vSphere Network I/O Control.

Edit the Resource Allocation Policy on a Distributed Port Group

Learn how to associate a distributed port group with a network resource pool to give you greater control over the bandwidth that is given to the distributed port group.

Prerequisites

• Enable Network I/O Control on the distributed switch. See Enable Network I/O Control on a vSphere Distributed Switch.
• Create and configure network resource pools. See Create a Network Resource Pool.

Procedure

1. On the vSphere Client Home page, click Networking and navigate to the distributed switch.
2. Right-click the distributed switch in the navigator and select Distributed Port Groups > Manage Distributed Port Groups.
3. Select the Resource allocation check box and click Next.
4. Select the distributed port group to configure and click Next.
5. Add or remove the distributed port group from the network resource pool and click Next.
   • To add the distributed port group, select a user-defined resource pool from the Network resource pool drop-down menu.
   • To remove the distributed port group, select default from the Network resource pool drop-down menu.
6. Review your settings in the Ready to complete section and click Finish.
   Use the Back button to change any settings.