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Table 2‑18. Custom Properties for Networking Configuration (Continued)
Custom Property Description
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.MacAddressType
Indicates whether the MAC address of network device N is
generated or user-dened (static). This property is available
for cloning.
The default value is generated. If the value is static, you
must also use VirtualMachine.NetworkN.MacAddress to
specify the MAC address.
VirtualMachine.NetworkN custom properties are
specic to individual blueprints and machines. When a
machine is requested, network and IP address allocation is
performed before the machine is assigned to a reservation.
Because blueprints are not guaranteed to be allocated to a
specic reservation, do not use this property on a
reservation. This property is not supported for on-demand
NAT or on-demand routed networks.
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.MacAddress
Species the MAC address of a network device N. This
property is available for cloning.
If the value of
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.MacAddressType is
generated, this property contains the generated address.
If the value of
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.MacAddressType is static,
this property species the MAC address. For virtual
machines provisioned on ESX server hosts, the address
must be in the range specied by VMware. For details, see
vSphere documentation.
VirtualMachine.NetworkN custom properties are
specic to individual blueprints and machines. When a
machine is requested, network and IP address allocation is
performed before the machine is assigned to a reservation.
Because blueprints are not guaranteed to be allocated to a
specic reservation, do not use this property on a
reservation. This property is not supported for on-demand
NAT or on-demand routed networks.
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.Name
Species the name of the network to connect to, for
example the network device N to which a machine is
aached. This is equivalent to a network interface card
(NIC).
By default, a network is assigned from the network paths
available on the reservation on which the machine is
provisioned. Also see
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.AddressType.
You can ensure that a network device is connected to a
specic network by seing the value of this property to the
name of a network on an available reservation. For
example, if you give properties for N= 0 and 1, you get 2
NICs and their assigned value, provided the network is
selected in the associated reservation.
VirtualMachine.NetworkN custom properties are
specic to blueprints and machines. When a machine is
requested, network and IP address allocation is performed
before the machine is assigned to a reservation. Because
blueprints are not guaranteed to be allocated to a specic
reservation, do not use this property on a reservation.
You can add this property to a vCloud Air or
vCloud Director machine component in a blueprint. This
property is not supported for on-demand NAT or on-
demand routed networks.
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