Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

Include Page
KBCOMMON:KB-CSSstyle
KBCOMMON:KB-CSSstyle
Excerpt
hiddentrue

Virtual Ethernet adapter configuration.

This section is used for virtual machine 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 Ethernet controllers.  The properties are the same as those described in the [ethernet] Section.  However, the section naming is slightly different in that the names are suffixed with an underscore and the controller number.

The configuration example below demonstrates the configuration of two virtual Ethernet adapters.

Panel
bgColor#ffffff
titleBGColor#f0f0f0
titleExample Ethernet Adapter Configuration

[ewa0ethernet_1]
interface = intbr0

[ewb0ethernet_2]
interface = intbr1
mac = 08-00-2b-aa-bb-cc

...

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.

...

Specify virtual Ethernet adapter MAC address.

Syntax

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

Description

...