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5 Complete the Network Protocol Profile Creation on page 177
6 Associate a Port Group with a Network Protocol Profile on page 177
To apply the range of IP addresses from a network protocol profile to a virtual machine that is a part
of a vApp or has vApp functionality enabled, associate the profile with a port group that controls the
networking of the virtual machine.
7 Configure a Virtual Machine or vApp to Use a Network Protocol Profile on page 177
After you associate a protocol profile to a port group of a standard switch or a distributed switch,
enable the usage of profile on a virtual machine that is connected to the port group and is associated
with a vApp or has the vApp options enabled.
Procedure
1 Navigate to a data center that is associated with the vApp and click the Manage tab.
2 Click Network Protocol Profiles
Existing network protocol profiles are listed.
3
Click the Add icon (
) to add a new network protocol profile.
Select the Network Protocol Profile Name and Network
Name the network protocol profile and select the network that should use it.
Procedure
1 Type the name of the network protocol profile.
2 Select the networks that use this network protocol profile.
A network can be associated with one network protocol profile at a time.
3 Click Next.
Specify Network Protocol Profile IPv4 Configuration
A network protocol profile contains a pool of IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for use by vApps. When you create a
network protocol profile, you set up its IPv4 configuration.
You can configure network protocol profile ranges for IPv4, IPv6, or both. vCenter Server uses these ranges
to dynamically allocate IP addresses to virtual machines when a vApp is set up to use transient IP
allocation.
Procedure
1 Enter the IP Subnet and Gateway in their respective fields.
2 Select DHCP Present to indicate that the DHCP server is available on this network.
3 Enter the DNS server information.
Specify the servers by IP addresses separated by a comma, semicolon, or space.
4 Select the Enable IP Pool check box to specify an IP pool range.
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