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5 (Optional) Select how to assign the MAC address from the drop-down menu.
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Select Automatic to automatically assign a MAC address.
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Select Manual to manually enter the MAC address that you want.
6 If the network adapter is connected to a distributed port group of a distributed switch that has vSphere
Network I/O Control version 3 enabled, allocate bandwidth to the adapter.
NOTE You cannot allocate bandwidth to SR-IOV passthrough network adapters.
a From the Shares drop-down menu, set the relative priority of the traffic from this virtual machine
as shares from the capacity of the connected physical adapter.
b In the Reservation text box, reserve a minimum bandwidth that must be available to the VM
network adapter when the virtual machine is powered on.
c In the Limit text box, set a limit on the bandwidth that the VM network adapter can consume.
7 If the virtual machine is connected to a port profile on a Cisco UCS Virtual Machine Fabric Extender
(VM-FEX) distributed switch, to enable vSphere DirectPath I/O with vMotion, under DirectPath I/O
click Enable.
8 Click OK.
Add a Network Adapter to a Virtual Machine
You can add a network adapter (NIC) to a virtual machine to connect to a network, to enhance
communications, or to replace an older adapter. When you add a NIC to a virtual machine, you select the
adapter type, network connection, whether the device should connect when the virtual machine is turned
on, and the bandwidth allocation.
For information about configuring the networking for virtual machine network adapters, see the vSphere
Networking documentation
Prerequisites
Required privilege: Network.Assign network on a network.
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 From the New device drop-down menu, select Network and click Add.
The new network adapter appears at the bottom of the device list.
3 (Optional) Expand New Network, and change the Status settings.
Option Description
Connected
Select this option while the virtual machine is running to connect or
disconnect the virtual network adapter. This check box is not available
when the virtual machine is turned off.
Connect at power on
Select this option for the virtual network adapter to connect to the network
when the virtual machine turns on. If you do not check this option, you
must manually connect the adapter for the virtual machine to access the
network.
4 Select the network adapter type to use from the Adapter Type drop-down menu.
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