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How to assign ip address to machine in ESXi?

I installed ESXi 6 as a main OS on my dedicated server and want to create some machines on it now, but in virtual machine creation wizard I got an error about "Warning - this host does not have suitable virtual machine networks,...".

So I checked my ESXi configuration/networking and check vSwitch0 and also check network adapters and see I have 2 vmnice (vmnic0 and vmnic1) but on of them is down and other one is used by vSwitch0...

How can I assign IP to my machine and solve this networking problem?

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  • posting a screenshot of your network configuration would be helpful. –  Gerald Schneider Jan 24, 2017 at 16:37
  • 1 Get training, ESXi isn't the simplest thing in the world and as it stands you're clearly out of your depth. –  Chopper3 Jan 25, 2017 at 10:38
  • @GeraldSchneider imgur.com/a/v07Rr –  David Vypr Jan 26, 2017 at 11:04
  • @DavidVypr I meant the network configuration of your server. Like this: doc.pfsense.org/images/d/de/Esxi_pfs_5_1.png –  Gerald Schneider Jan 26, 2017 at 11:20

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You probably have 2 network adapters on your server. The one that is used by vSwitch0 is the one connected. Don't worry about the one that is disconnected. If you take a look at the properties of your vSwicth 0, do you see the default VM Network? Take a look at this screenshot, do you see those 3 items? VM Network

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  • you exactly get what is my problem! Great! I have 2 cards but one of them is down and in the properties of vSwitch0 I only have 2 of them, "vswitch" and "Management Network"... –  David Vypr Jan 26, 2017 at 11:01
  • I can add "VM Network" but nothing changes and still I got an error machine creation wizards... imgur.com/a/v07Rr –  David Vypr Jan 26, 2017 at 11:03

If the network label stays blank (if I recall this right it can happen also if you just rename a VLAN) the VM will not be able to boot.

The default network is VM Network, if you accidently removed it navigate to vSwitch0, click Properties, Add, Virtual Machine, enter Network Label (the name that will appear when you create a new virtual NIC for every server, i.e. VM Network) and VLAN ID if applicable (default 0), Next, Finish.

After you created the network you will be able to select it for your virtual network adapters (see Network Connection/Network Label where you will see the name that you just choose above). Check the VM that it has a network label assigned now.

The IP for a virtual machine itself does not get assigned by ESXi, you either have to configure it within the VM or use DHCP.

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problem has been solved.

I should add "VM Network" to vSwitch0 and then problem solved and I can continue machine creation wizard.

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Noob to Vsphere we have 5.5

Wanted to know if it was possible through the vSphere Client to change a virtual machine's IP address?

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Author Sean Donnelly

If you're referring to changing a guest VM, you would simply change within the OS as normal. If it Windows go into Network and Sharing and change to your new IP. Are you just looking to change the fourth octet to something else?

Author Alex Wittig

Just IP? no that's BAU, change in the VM settings, but if you have VLANs and stuff, you'd change that in the c# client or the web client

Author Gopalakrishnan Subramanian

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You can't change the IP address of the VM directly through vsphere client ( either on a standalone ESXi server or a vCenter server ). You can change the Network parameters like VLAN settings and MAC address etc. But through vSphere API you can inject IP address details to a VM ( provided VMWare tools installed on that VM ).

Author Gary Williams

Change the IP address inside the VM the same way you would as if it was physical. done.

Author Robyn

i knew i could do it through the virtual machine. I was hoping i could do it through the client. thank you

Author John White

Shallowz wrote: i knew i could do it through the virtual machine. I was hoping i could do it through the client. thank you

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To allow the platform installer (Provazio) to connect to the platform's data and application nodes, you need to configure IP addresses for the management network ("management IP addresses") on the platform's node VMs, as outlined in this guides.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following:

  • Administrative access to a platform vSphere cluster with the required networks configuration (see Configuring Virtual Networking (vSphere) ) and deployed VMs for each of the platform nodes (see Deploying the Platform Nodes (vSphere) ).
  • User credentials for configuring management IP addresses, received from Iguazio.
  • The management network's subnet can accommodate allocation of different IP addresses for each of the platform's node VMs.

Configure the Management IP Addresses

To configure the management IP addresses on the platform's node VMs, execute the following procedure from the vSphere Web Client for each node VM.

Select to access the VMs' console.

Log into the VM using the user credentials for configuring management IP addresses, received from Iguazio (see the prerequisites ).

Run the following command from the console command line to launch the NetworkManager text user interface ( nmtui ) CLI tool:

Configure the IP address, subnet, and gateway address on the management-network interface — "eth0". ( Don't configure interfaces "eth1" and "eth2"; this is handled by the platform installer.)

Ensure that the Automatically connect option is selected.

When you're done with the configuration, exit nmtui and run the following command to restart the network and apply your changes.

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After configuring the management IP addresses for all of the platform's node VMs, ensure that the configured addresses are defined and reachable.

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After you have created a virtual machine (VM), you can assign to it a public or private IP address so that the VM has internet and/or private network connectivity.

This guide will show you how to assign a public or private IP address to a virtual machine.

Requirements

  • You must have already created a virtual machine.
  • You will need an IP block.

Instructions

Retrieve your information.

You can retrieve the information of your public IP address block directly from the vSphere client, by going to the Hosts and Clusters section. Click on your datacenter and click on the Configure tab. Then click Network under OVHcloud .

Configuration on the OVH Network

On each block delivered by OVHcloud, five IP addresses are reserved for configuring the network and must never be used for your virtual machines. The first and the last four IP addresses in the block are reserved for this purpose.

This is how a Private Cloud IP block is organised:

  • The first IP address that is marked as ( Reserved ) corresponds to the network address
  • The IP addresses that follow it can be used for your virtual machines. They are marked as ( Available ) if no VM is using them, or as ( Used ) if they are being used
  • The last four IP addresses in the block are reserved: two are dedicated to OVHcloud routers for operating the block, and the other two are used for the gateway and broadcast

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Configure a public IP address

To configure a public IP address on your virtual machine, you must first choose the VMNetwork interface in your VM network adapter settings:

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Here is a configuration example on a Debian operating system:

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Mount the adapter using an ifup in your interface.

You can also check the configuration with an ifconfig .

If your virtual machine cannot find the network, try checking that the network adapter is configured on VMNetwork and not on LocalPortGroup or a VLAN. Also check that the adapter's connection box is ticked.

Here is a configuration example for Windows:

In the configuration panel , go to Network and Internet , then Network and Sharing Centre , and then Change Network Adapter .

To speed up the process, you can click on the Windows search field and write Run (or press the Windows and R keys at the same time). The Windows command console will open, and you can enter this command:

Right-click on the corresponding VMNetwork adapter and click Properties . Then select TCP/IPv4 protocol and click again on Properties, then enter your IP information as follows:

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Configure a private IP address

The process for configuring a private IP address is similar to that of a public IP address. However, you must use the network adapter configured for your VLAN or VxLAN.

In your interface options, you can edit the following settings:

A VLAN interface (10 to 20 by default and linked to the vRack, you can create more by consulting this guide ).

A VxLAN interface (vxw-dvs, etc.).

In your virtual machine settings, you can use a VLAN or a VxLAN:

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By editing the interfaces file, you can assign a private IP address on your chosen IP range:

In the configuration panel , go to Network and Internet , then Network and Sharing Centre , and then to Change Network Adapter .

Right-click on the corresponding VMNetwork adapter and click Properties . Then select TCP/IPv4 protocol and click again on Properties , then enter your IP information as follows:

Configure a public IP address on Windows

By modifying this interface, you can assign a private IP address on your chosen IP range:

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With the release of VMware Aria Automation 8.16.1 and the new Avi Load Balancer resources let’s look at how to integrate these new resources into your templates. To get familiar with the new resources see the following documentation, Setting up plug-in based VMware Avi Load Balancer resource .

The new VMware Aria Automation and Avi Load Balancer integration provides the ability for the Aria Automation administrator to design templates that take advantage of the extensive L4-L7 load balancing scenarios Avi supports. Additionally, we have exposed all of the Avi resources in the Template canvas to provide complete flexibility in your template designs. All of this together will enable the administrator to provide your users with a self-service catalog to provision Avi resources either as a service or with clustered resources as shown below. For additional examples see our extensive documentation here .

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2 node web server, virtual service, cloud zone allocation helper, persistence profiles, health monitors, security group, complete example, automation assembler template example.

In this example, I will show how to create a cluster of web servers in a Security Group, backed by an Avi Virtual Service IP (VS VIP), Virtual Service (VS), and a Pool with the web servers as members. Also, we will create an Application Profile and Health Monitor. With multiple Avi controllers added to the environment we use a cloud zone allocation helper for provisioning based on cloud account type and constraint tags.

The demo environment has two Avi Controllers named ‘controller1’ and ‘controller2’ with capability tags ‘env:dev’ and ‘env:prod’ respectively. Additionally, there is a vCenter added with both capability tags.

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To begin let’s review an aria automation template with two web servers connected to an existing network called ‘VMNetwork-PortGroup’.

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To expand on the 2-node web server template let’s add the web servers to a Pool, create a Virtual Service, and VIP referencing the existing vSphere network.

2 Node Web Server added to an Avi Load Balancer template

To begin we assign a dynamic name leveraging the uuid function, set a description, and define the Cloud Account to create the VS_VIP resource to. Next, we start by defining a VIP with an id of 0. Set auto_allocate_ip to true, so the Avi controller will Auto-allocate a VIP from the provided subnet. Since the auto_allocate_ip property requires a subnet name, we pass the name of the network resource we are provisioning the web servers on to reference on the Avi controller.

To create the virtual service, set the dynamic name, description, cloud account, and Avi Cloud type. Then we set the Virtual Service’s port number to 80 for the HTTP web server. Finally, we reference the VS VIP and Pool by their respective resource id’s.

Create the pool by defining the dynamic name, description, and cloud account. Then set the default server port to define the destination server port the traffic will be sent to.

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With the basics configured above, the next step is to consider more advanced environments and deployments.

In this template example, we use a Cloud Zone Allocation Helper and constraint tagging to dynamically provision the request. This is very useful in environments with multiple Avi Cloud Accounts. Next, we create Persistence Profiles and Health Monitors and reference them in our pool configuration. Finally, add the deployed web servers to the desired Security Group.

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With Allocation Helpers, we can leverage capability tags like ‘env:dev’ assigned to the ‘controller1’ Cloud Account. For example, you may have multiple VCF workload domains each with their own Avi controller. To ensure the load balancer is created on the Avi controller for the workload domain, we can use the cloud zone allocation helper with the workload domains tag.

Next, create a Persistence Profile to persist the clients to the same server based on their client IP address.

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Lastly, we add the deployed web servers to an existing security group by leveraging the ‘env:dev’ constraint tag.

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Now let’s put all of this together in a complete example.

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VMDK is VMware’s open file format for virtual hard disk drives. This means that a VMDK file represents a virtual hard drive that contains a virtual machine. If anything happens to a VMDK file, the virtual machine data saved on the file will be inaccessible and the virtual machine won’t start.

VMDK files can get corrupted, damaged, or missing due to several possible reasons, including human errors and virus attacks. But then, there are software programs that allow you to repair and recover lost VMDK data. Hard to understand? This article clearly explains everything you need to know about VMDK files.

What Is a VMDK File?

Virtual Machine Disk File, VMDK for short, is a container file format developed by VMware. It is the default file format that stores the data of any virtual machine deployed on a VMware-owned environment, such as VMware Workstation or VirtualBox. This file format is represented with the .vmdk extension.

A .vmdk file represents an independent virtual machine. So, when you come across such a file – it is not “empty” and you should not delete it, just yet. You can’t manually open a VMDK file unless deployed into a cloud or virtualization environment. A VMDK file comprises two files stored inside of it: a text descriptor file and the actual data it stores.

The descriptor file is what tells about the data on the VMDK file; for example, the descriptor file contains information about the VM IDs, structure, and other important information. If a VMDK file’s descriptor file is not found, the VMDK is considered damaged, and you will need to recover the descriptor file for the VMDK file to open the connected VM.

But then, put simply, VMDK is a file container format that simulates physical hard drives in virtual environments. It clones physical hard drives for virtual environments and acts as an “offsite” backup for the VMs hosted in the virtual environment.

VMDK was meant to be used by VMware’s virtual appliance products, but it became an open format with the release of version 5.0 in 2011, becoming one of the most used disk formats for virtual appliances. The maximum size for a VMDK file used to be 2TB, but, with the launch of vSphere v5.5 in September 2013, VMware increased the size limit to 62TB.

What is Virtual Machine Disk format (VMDK)?

A virtual machine disk format is a container format that stores every information about the said virtual machine. It can store data of up to 62 TB with the vShpere v5.5 update and is widely compatible compared with other virtualization container formats.

VMDK files have subcomponents, which are all equally important; the descriptor file, extent data files, RAW extent data file, VMDK sparse extent data file, and COWD sparse extent data file. If any of these subcomponent files go missing, the VMDK file itself will be marked as corrupt or damaged by the VMFS file system.

The descriptor file appears as (.vmdk) while the RAW data extent file (the main data on the file) appears as (-flat.vmdk). To recover corrupt, missing, or lost VMDK files, you need professional VMFS Recovery software or a VMDK file recovery tool.

Advantages of VMDK File Format

One of the main advantages of VMDK format is that it is faster in processing than VDI and VHD (VHDX). Also, you can easily migrate VMDK virtual machines to any server you wish to have them deployed, thanks to the vast compatibility of the format.

The VMDK format provides two major types of snapshots and uses high-performance SAN block storage. When your VM files are stored in a VMDK file, you can easily recreate and restart that VM using the backup VMDK file. Put simply, VMDK is flexible, portable, and secure.

Disadvantages of VMDK

Before vSphere v5.5, the VMDK file size limit was 2TB, which was not sufficient for most system admins. This was a huge disadvantage to the VMDK file container format; however, this has been fixed and VMDK files can have up to 62TB of data stored in them. Well, to some people, this 62TB might not still be enough.

Another limitation of VMDK is the cost of VMware products that support the format natively. VMware products are relatively expensive and have individual limitations. To convert VMDK to VirtualBox’s VDI format, you need a third-party conversion tool. Finally, you cannot have a VMDK file larger than the size of the physical drive it is stored.

VMDK can be easily grown, but cannot be easily shrunk. To reduce the size of your VMDK file, you may use VMware's vCenter Converter or the vmkfstools command-line utility.

How to Open VMDK Files

You need VMware Workstation Player to open VMDK files and access the data stored inside. But, alternatively, there are other ways to go about it.

1. Using a Live DVD

This method works even when the OS on the VM is dead. The concept is to boot your VM from a disc or ISO disk image. Here, you will boot the OS from a DVD media, mount the partitions of your virtual disk, and be able to copy the data to an external storage attached to the VM or host machine. Some Live DVD tools mount virtual disks/partitions automatically.

This is similar to booting a Windows PC from installation media when the pre-installed OS on the primary drive cannot boot. You can also use this method to extract data from VMs running on VMware’s virtualization environments like ESXi and Workstation. However, when you use Live DVD, the OS installed on the media must be the file system of your VMs’ virtual disks.

2. Mount a VMDK File as a Virtual Disk to a Healthy VM on ESXi, Workstation, or Player

VMDK is VMware’s dedicated file format, so it is compatible with all VMware’s products. Here’s how to open a VMDK file on any of the virtualization platforms offered by VMware.

  • Shut down the VM hosted on the virtual disk you want to extract files from. You can find the virtual disks in the ESXi datastore.
  • Now, copy the virtual disk to another directory – either on the same datastore or another.
  • Launch VMware vSphere Client, go to Storage 🡺 datastore 🡺 find the VMDK file you want to copy, select it, and “Copy to,” then choose where to save it. If you’re running a standalone ESXi host without vCenter, use the host’s IP address to open VMware Host Client on a web browser, then go to Storage 🡺 [datastore name] 🡺 Datastore Browser, select the file and Copy.
  • Mount the VMDK file to another healthy VM with a working OS. Here’s how to do this in vSphere Client: navigate to Hosts and Clusters 🡺 select the VM 🡺 right click and select Edit Settings.
  • In the new pop-up window, select Add New Device and select Existing Hard Disk.
  • Select the copy of the VMDK file and attach it.
  • Now, power the healthy VM, and there you will have it.

Mount a VMDK file to a Workstation VM

  • Launch vSphere Client, navigate to Storage 🡺 Datastore 🡺 File (the VMDK file) 🡺 Download
  • Now, in Workstation, go to the VM, and click “Edit the virtual machine settings.”
  • Click Add  🡺 Hard Disk 🡺 SCSI 🡺 Use an existing virtual disk 🡺 browse and find the VMDK file you had downloaded 🡺 click Finish.
  • Launch Windows Disk Management and set the virtual disk drive status to “online.” Assign a drive letter to the partition.

Whats More?

There’s another way to open VMDK files on Workstation; this involves mapping the VMDK file and then accessing it via Windows Explorer.

  • Launch VMWare Workstation
  • Go to File 🡺 Map Virtual Disks
  • Click the “Map” button and check the Open file in read-only mode (recommended) box/
  • Now, click on the “Browse” button and import your VMDK file.
  • Check the “Open in Windows Explorer after mapping” box.

How To Recover Lost VMDK Files

You can recover lost VMDK files from the physical hard drive they were previously saved to. However, this requires getting a professional software program like DiskInternals VMFS Recovery . The DiskInternals VMFS Recovery supports the VMFS file system by default and recovers VMDK images stored on disks formatted by VMware ESX/ESXi Server. This software runs on all Windows OS versions, including the server editions. Here is the guide to using this tool.

  • Install and launch DiskInternals VMFS Recovery on your PC
  • Select the hard drive and launch the Recovery Wizard by clicking the “magic hat” icon and selecting the filesystem you want to recover from or simply choose “Full Recovery” and click NEXT.
  • Choose a Power Search option; you may choose “All Files.”
  • Wait for the scan to complete, and you will be able to see your lost VMDK files marked with red asterisks. You can preview these recovered files to confirm they are the ones you need to recover.

DiskInternals VMFS Recovery can recover both VMDK descriptor files and the actual data file. VMDK is VMware’s primary file format for its virtualization products. The format is flexible, secure, and widely compatible. You can open VMDK files using VMware’s products.

Option 1: Using Virtualization Software

VMware Workstation, VMware Player, or VMware Fusion:

  • Install VMware: Ensure you have VMware Workstation (for Windows/Linux) or VMware Fusion (for macOS) installed. VMware Player is a free alternative for personal use.
  • Create a New Virtual Machine: Open VMware and select to create a new virtual machine. Choose to install the operating system later or use an existing virtual machine configuration if applicable.
  • Attach the VMDK File: When prompted for a hard disk, select "Use an existing virtual disk" and browse to your VMDK file. Complete the virtual machine creation process.
  • Start the Virtual Machine: Once the virtual machine is configured with the VMDK file, start the virtual machine to access the contents of the VMDK file as if you were using a physical disk.

VirtualBox:

  • Install VirtualBox: Download and install Oracle VM VirtualBox on your computer.
  • Create a New Virtual Machine: In VirtualBox, create a new virtual machine with settings compatible with the OS in the VMDK file.
  • Attach the VMDK File: In the virtual machine settings, under Storage, add a new storage device and select your VMDK file as the disk.
  • Start the Virtual Machine: Boot up the virtual machine to access the data within the VMDK file.

Option 2: Mounting the VMDK File in Windows

Using VMware Workstation:

  • Install VMware: Ensure VMware is installed on your system.
  • Mount the VMDK File: Right-click the VMDK file and select the option to mount it as a virtual disk. You may need to open VMware and use the "Map Virtual Disks" feature.
  • Access the Mounted Disk: Once mounted, the VMDK will appear as a drive in 'This PC', from where you can browse and access its contents.

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To enable conversion, the Converter Standalone server and client must be able to send data to each other, to remote machines, and to vCenter Server . Also, the source and destination hosts must receive data from each other. Designated ports are reserved for this communication.

If any of these ports is blocked, the corresponding conversion task fails.

For IPv4, enter FQDN-or-IP address : port number .

For IPv6, enter FQDN : port number or [IP address] : port number .

Ports Used When Converting a Powered On Machine Running Windows

Ports Required During Windows P2V contains a list of the ports that must be open during the conversion of powered on source machines running Windows.

Ports Used When Converting a Powered On Machine Running Linux

Ports Required During Linux P2V contains a list of the ports that must be open during the conversion of powered on source machines running Linux.

Ports Used When Converting Virtual Machine Sources

Ports Required During V2V contains a list of the ports that must be open during the conversion of virtual machines.

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  1. Configure IP Settings from the vSphere Client

    Procedure Log in to the vCenter Server from the vSphere Client. Select the host in the inventory. On the Configure tab, expand Networking. Select VMkernel adapters. Select vmk0 Management Network and click the edit icon. Select IPv4 settings. Select Use static IPv4 settings. Enter or change the static IPv4 address settings.

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    Procedure In the vCenter Server Management Interface, click Networking. From the Network Settings page, click Edit. Expand the Hostname and DNS section to configure the DNS settings. Note: Valid value for Hostname is either FQDN resolving to enabled IP address or IPv4 IP address. From the Network Settings page, click Edit.

  4. Use a Network Protocol Profile to Allocate IP Addresses to a Virtual

    Option Description; Use a Network Protocol Profile to Allocate IP Addresses to a Virtual Machine: Navigate to a virtual machine in the vCenter Server inventory.; On the Configure tab, expand Settings and select vApp Options.; Click the Edit button.. The Edit vApp options dialog box opens.. If vApp options are not enabled, select the Enable vApp options check box. ...

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  6. Assigning a static ip address to vm machine on esxi host in vcenter

    1 In vSphere, you can customize guest IP addresses only during deployment of a VM from a template. If you have already existing VMs, you have to use the tools of the guest OSes to modify their network settings. But that does not mean you have to access the guest OS directly.

  7. vsphere client change VM ip address

    You can't change the IP address of the VM directly through vsphere client ( either on a standalone ESXi server or a vCenter server ). You can change the Network parameters like VLAN settings and MAC address etc. But through vSphere API you can inject IP address details to a VM ( provided VMWare tools installed on that VM ). flag Report

  8. Configuring IP Addresses (vSphere)

    Run the following command from the console command line to launch the NetworkManager text user interface ( nmtui) CLI tool: sudo nmtui Copy Configure the IP address, subnet, and gateway address on the management-network interface — "eth0". ( Don't configure interfaces "eth1" and "eth2"; this is handled by the platform installer.)

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    In the vSphere Client, 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, assign the network or distributed port group that controls the networking of the virtual machine to the network protocol profile.

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    To configure a public IP address on your virtual machine, you must first choose the VMNetwork interface in your VM network adapter settings: Linux Here is a configuration example on a Debian operating system:

  11. Configuring IP Settings for ESXi

    Updated on 05/31/2019 By default, DHCP sets the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. For future reference, write down the IP address. For DHCP to work, your network environment must have a DHCP server. If DHCP is not available, the host assigns the link local IP address, which is in the subnet 169.254.x.x/16.

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    Procedure In the NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller dashboard, Infrastructure > Networks > . Select the cloud from the list. For example, select Default-Cloud . Enter a name for the network. For example, Data Nework . Keep DHCP Enabled selected if DHCP is available on the Data Network. Deselect this option if DHCP is not available.

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