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Lab Manager User’s Guide
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3EditthevirtualNICsettings,ifnecessary:
a DeselecttheConnectedcheckboxtodisconnectthevirtualNIC.
b ChooseanetworkfromtheNetworkdropdownmenu.
Theavailableoptionsarebasedonthenetworktemplatesyouownorshare
andthephysicalnetworksavailabletoyourorganization.
cSpecifyaprimaryNIC.
Theprimary
NICsettingdeterminesthedefaultandonlygatewayforthe
virtualmachinesbasedonthetemplate.Thosevirtualmachinescanuseany
NICtoconnecttoothermachinesthataredirectlyconnectedtothesame
networkastheNIC,butitcanonlyusetheprimaryNICtoconnectto
machines
onnetworksthatrequireagatewayconnection.
ConsiderthisbehaviorwhenselectingaprimaryNIC,especiallyifyouplan
todeployconfigurationsthatusefencingorconnectvirtualnetworksto
physicalnetworks.
d ChooseanIPaddressingmodeforthenetwork.
TheavailableoptionsarebasedontheIPaddressingmodesavailableto
the
selectednetwork.
Static‐IPPoolallowsLabManagertopullstaticIPaddressesfromthe
IPaddresspool.
DHCPallowsLab ManagertopullIPaddressesfromaDHCPserver.
ThisoptionavoidsthepreparationandspecificationofanIPaddressor
IPrange.However,youcannotuseLab Managerfencingorconnect
virtualnetworkstophysicalnetworkswithDHCP.
Static‐ManualallowsyoutospecifyanIPaddress.
eIfyouselectedStatic‐ManualastheIPaddressingmode,typeanIPaddress
intheIPAddressfield.
4ClickUpdate.
Lab ManagergeneratesaMACaddressforthenetworkinterface.