What is needed to provide network isolation between vSwitch port groups?

Understand the role of VLANs: VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) are used to segment network traffic.They provide isolation between network segments at the data link layer (Layer 2) of the OSI model1.

Identify the need for isolation: vSwitch port groups are used to segregate network traffic for different virtual machines or services.To ensure that each port group’s traffic is isolated from the others, separate VLAN IDs are assigned1.

Assign unique VLAN IDs: Each vSwitch port group should be assigned a unique VLAN ID to maintain network isolation.This prevents traffic from one port group from being accessible to another1.

Configure the physical switch ports: The physical switch ports that the vSwitch is connected to must be configured to recognize the VLAN IDs used by the vSwitch port groups1.

Validate the configuration: After configuring VLAN IDs, it’s important to validate the configuration to ensure that the network isolation is functioning as intended1.