In the following example, we list the VMkernel ports, then use esxcfg-vmknic to delete one of them and then list them again.

[root@esx1host etc]# esxcfg-vmknic -l

Port Group IP Address Netmask Broadcast MAC Address MTU Enabled

NFS access 100.100.100.21 255.255.255.0 100.100.100.255 00:50:56:62:ca:f6 1514 true

VMotion 100.100.100.121 255.255.255.0 100.100.100.255 00:50:56:6d:7c:7d 1514 true

[root@esx1host etc]# esxcfg-vmknic -d VMotion

[root@esx1host etc]# esxcfg-vmknic -l

Port Group IP Address Netmask Broadcast MAC Address MTU Enabled

NFS access 100.100.100.21 255.255.255.0 100.100.100.255 00:50:56:62:ca:f6 1514 true

The command line options are:

esxcfg-vmknic <options> [[<portgroup>]]

-a|–add Add a VMkernel NIC to the system, requires IP parameters and portgroup name.

-d|–del Delete VMkernel NIC on given portgroup.

-e|–enable Enable the given NIC if disabled.

-D|–disable Disable the given NIC if enabled.

-l|–list List VMkernel NICs.

-i|–ip <X.X.X.X> The IP address for this VMkernel NIC. Setting an IP address requires that the

–netmask option be given in same command.

-n|–netmask <X.X.X.X> The IP netmask for this VMkernel NIC. Setting the IP netmask requires that the –ip

option be given in the same command.

-r|–restore Restore VMkernel TCP/IP interfaces from Configuration file (FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY).

-h|–help Show this message.