Creation and deletion of logical ports in a logical switch

A network switch, comprising:

• a processor;
• a storage medium, connected to the processor;
• a switch, partitionable into a plurality of logical switches, comprising:
• a logical port, associated with a first logical switch of the plurality of logical switches;
• and
• a logical inter-switch link associated with the logical port, configured to carry data between the first logical switch and a second logical switch of another network switch, and
• an extended inter-switch link, configured to provide data transport for the logical inter-switch link.

A computer readable medium on which is stored software for managing a network switch, the software for instructing a processor of the network switch to perform actions comprising:

• establishing a logical inter-switch link associated with a logical switch of the network switch;
• establishing a logical port of the logical switch;
• and
• associating the logical port with the logical inter-switch link.