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Table 2‑18. Custom Properties for Networking Configuration (Continued)
Custom Property Description
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.
VirtualMachine.NetworkN.PortID
Species the port ID to use for network device N when
using a dvPort group with a vSphere distributed switch.
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.
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