Adding and Deleting Virtual Switches You can add and delete virtual switches with ESXCLI. Adding and Deleting Virtual Switches with ESXCLIYou can add and delete virtual switches by using the esxcli network vswitch standard namespace. Setting Switch Attributes with ESXCLIYou can set the maximum transmission unit (MTU) and CDP status for a virtual switch. The CDP status shows which Cisco switch port is connected to which uplink. Parent topic: Setting Up vSphere Networking with vSphere Standard Switches