VMWARE MANAGEMENT, MIGRATION AND PERFORMANCE
Understanding and fixing VMware ESX problems without pulling the plug
Eric Siebert, Contributor
06.24.2008
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
VMware: configuring a static MAC address in a VM
Original article from http://virtrix.blogspot.com/2007/04/vmware-configuring-static-mac-address.html
Sometimes it can be necessary to configure a static MAC address in a VM. A typical issue during P2V is an application that has its licensing based on the MAC address.
VMware has defined that VirtualCenter does not use the following range: 00:50:56:00:00:00 to 00:50:56:3F:FF:FF where 00:50:56 is the OUI.
The steps:
1. Power off & remove the server from the VirtualCenter inventory. This is a necessary step, because VC will overwrite your settings during Power On!
2. Edit the .vmx file and locate the following generated MAC address:
Ethernet0.addressType =
and
Ethernet0.generatedAddress =
3. Change the value for ethernet0.addressType from “vpx” to “static”
4. Change ethernet0.GeneratedAddress to ethernet0.Address
5. Change the current MAC to a MAC address in the following range:
00:50:56:00:00:00-00:50:56:3F:FF:FF
6. In VirtualCenter, select an ESX host and go to storage
7. Browse the data store & locate your VM
8. Right-click on the .vmx file, and select Add to inventory
9. Power On the server. Issue the command ipconfig /all and locate the VMware NIC. Your manually assigned MAC address should be there.
I know you can set your MAC address inside Windows, but I would avoid this.
Sometimes it can be necessary to configure a static MAC address in a VM. A typical issue during P2V is an application that has its licensing based on the MAC address.
VMware has defined that VirtualCenter does not use the following range: 00:50:56:00:00:00 to 00:50:56:3F:FF:FF where 00:50:56 is the OUI.
The steps:
1. Power off & remove the server from the VirtualCenter inventory. This is a necessary step, because VC will overwrite your settings during Power On!
2. Edit the .vmx file and locate the following generated MAC address:
Ethernet0.addressType =
and
Ethernet0.generatedAddress =
3. Change the value for ethernet0.addressType from “vpx” to “static”
4. Change ethernet0.GeneratedAddress to ethernet0.Address
5. Change the current MAC to a MAC address in the following range:
00:50:56:00:00:00-00:50:56:3F:FF:FF
6. In VirtualCenter, select an ESX host and go to storage
7. Browse the data store & locate your VM
8. Right-click on the .vmx file, and select Add to inventory
9. Power On the server. Issue the command ipconfig /all and locate the VMware NIC. Your manually assigned MAC address should be there.
I know you can set your MAC address inside Windows, but I would avoid this.
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Monday, June 02, 2008
DELL Professional Services aneb GICS
Presne 15.5.2006 jsem nastoupil do DELLu a psal jsem o tom, ze DELL krome produktu nabizi i profesionalni konzultanty, architekty a inzenyry. Viz.
http://davidpasek.blogspot.com/2006/06/dell-jak-ho-mon-neznte.html
Presne 15.5.2008 jsem se stal clenem byvaleho DPS - DELL Professional Services, ktere se dnes jmenuje GICS - Global Infrastructure Consulting Services. Moje zamereni je primarne na serverovou konsolidaci a virtualizaci, nicmene jelikoz jsem zatim prvni Solution Architect DELLu v Ceske Republice, tak mam na starosti i enterprise storage a networking.
http://davidpasek.blogspot.com/2006/06/dell-jak-ho-mon-neznte.html
Presne 15.5.2008 jsem se stal clenem byvaleho DPS - DELL Professional Services, ktere se dnes jmenuje GICS - Global Infrastructure Consulting Services. Moje zamereni je primarne na serverovou konsolidaci a virtualizaci, nicmene jelikoz jsem zatim prvni Solution Architect DELLu v Ceske Republice, tak mam na starosti i enterprise storage a networking.
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