Using Virtual Switch Manager, you can create three types of Hyper-V virtual switches: 1. External switches are bound to the physical network cards located in the host. They provide VMs located on them access to the physical network t. Using Virtual Switch Manager, you can create three types of Hyper-V virtual switches: 1. External switches are bound to the physical network cards located in the host. They provide VMs located on them access to the physical network to which the Hyper-V host is connected. The External switch can also share management traffic and VM traffic on the sa. To create a Hyper-V virtual switch, open the Hyper-V Manager and follow the steps below. Note: The described process is identical for all versions of the Virtual Switch Manager (Windows Server 2012, 2016 and 2019). 1. Click the Virtual Switch Manager. 2. Click Create Virtual Switch. Here, you can choose the type of virtual switch you want to create. The three types of Hyper-V virtual switches provide different kinds of connectivity between VMs, the host and external networks. You can configure the type you need to ensure proper communication between your workloads. Make sure you protect your Microsoft Hyper-V virtual environment using a robust data protection solution like NAKIVO Backup & Repl.
