how to assign a mac-address manually via the SDK

[schue]

Hi all,

I want to add a NIC to an instance of a VM via the vSphere API for Perl with a MAC Address choosen from "me".

I do not want, that the vCenter assign the MAC automatically, what is the default.

I'm frustrated because I did not find anything in the internet.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance,

Henning

[William Lam]

You'll need to call the ReconfigVM_Task specify a configuration spec of adding a new device of type VirtualEthernetCard and when adding the new vNIC, you have the option of specifying how the MAC Address will be generated: http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk400pubs/ReferenceGuide/vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard.html You'll need to set the addressType to manual and macAddress to the MAC Address string you want to set, remember that the MAC address must be in the range of 00:50:56:00:00:00-00:50:56:3F:FF:FF

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