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Virtual Ethernet adapter configuration.

This section is used for configurations where there are multiple

This section describes the virtual Ethernet adapters attached to the virtual machine.  The following list describes the available options:

  • interface – Attach virtual Ethernet interface to host attached adapter.
  • mac – Specify virtual Ethernet adapter MAC address.

It is possible to configure between 1 and 4 virtual Ethernet adapters.  When specifying each of the adapters, the x in the section name should be replaced with a letter between a and d.  The configuration snippet below demonstrates the configuration of two virtual Ethernet adapters.

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[ewa0]
interface = intbr0

[ewb0]
interface = intbr1
mac = 08-00-2b-aa-bb-cc

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interface

Attach virtual Ethernet interface to host attached adapter.

Syntax

interface = host-device

Description

The interface option is used to attach the virtual Ethernet adapter to a physical host adapter.

mac 
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mac

Specify virtual Ethernet adapter MAC address.

Syntax

mac = aa-bb-cc-dd-ee-ff

Description

This optional parameter can be used to force the physical address of the network adapter to a certain address.  This can be particularly relevant in the case where a software product may be licensed against the network adapter of a native SPARC system.