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Change Network Interface Settings
You can disconnect a virtual machine NIC, change the network to which a NIC connects, select a primary
NIC, and change the IP addressing mode for a NIC.
You do not need to power off the virtual machine to edit network interface settings.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click VMs.
3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
4 Click the Hardware tab, and in the NICs section, select the network settings for each NIC.
Option Action
Connected
Deselect the check box to disconnect a NIC.
Network
Select a network from the drop-down menu.
Primary NIC
Select a primary NIC. The primary NIC setting determines the default and
only gateway for the virtual machine. The virtual machine can use any
NIC to connect to virtual and physical machines that are directly
connected to the same network as the NIC, but it can only use the primary
NIC to connect to machines on networks that require a gateway
connection.
IP Mode
Select an IP mode.
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Static - IP Pool pulls IP addresses from the network's IP pool.
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Static - Manual allows you to specify an IP address.
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DHCP pulls IP addresses from a DHCP server.
IP Address
If you selected Static - Manual, type an IP address.
5 Click OK.
Reset a Network Interface MAC Address
You can reset a network interface MAC address if, for example, you have a MAC address conflict or to
discard a saved state quickly.
Procedure
1 Click My Cloud.
2 In the left pane, click VMs.
3 Select a virtual machine, right-click, and select Properties.
4 Click the Hardware tab and in the NICs section, select Reset from the MAC Address drop-down
menu..
5 Click OK.
Add a Network Interface
You can add one or more virtual NICs to a virtual machine.
Virtual machine version 4 supports up to four NICs, and virtual machine versions 7, 8, 9, and 10 support up
to ten NICs. You do not need to power off the virtual machine to add a network interface.
For information about supported network adapter types, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1001805.
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