ESXi 5.5 Network Interface limit

[rcblair]

Is there a way to configure a VM with more than 10 network interfaces?  I have a VM running Arista vEOS that I would like to test some control scripts.  I do not want to use the interfaces but want to configure them and change parameters on the fly.  I tried altering the vmx file but when I add more than 10 interfaces the VM does not recognize them.

[praveenkv]

Maximum number of Network Interface limit based on NIC adapters, refer the below link

VMware KB: Configuration maximums for NIC ports on ESXi/ESX 4.x and ESXi 5.x

[Kisan_VMware]

Hi

Please find below info

Networking Virtual Devices

Virtual NICs per virtual machine 10*6

For more info follow the configuration maximums in 5.5

https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf

[Kisan_VMware]

Adding more info.

also you check you have selected VM nic driver VMXNET 3 and hardware version 7 and above, Esxi 5.5 have hardware version 10.

[sagarmaru]

follow the configuration maximums in 5.5

https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf

[balarajugopinat]

Pleae see the configuration Maximums

https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r55/vsphere-55-configuration-maximums.pdf