Multiple NICs

[ScatterBrain]

My ESXi 4 box has two physical NICs in it (for now). I have them setup so that one is dedicated to the management interface and the other is dedicated to the virtual machines. But I have one issue - the "virtual machine" NIC is coming up and grabbing an IP address via DHCP, which overwrites it's correct entry in DNS. While this isn't a MAJOR deal, because I know what's going on, it's still an annoyance.

Is there a way to bring up the NIC so the virtual machines use it, but leave it without an IP address?

Kevin L. Collins, MCSE

Systems Manager

Nesbitt Engineering, Inc.

[AntonVZhbankov]

Actually NIC dedicated for VM Network can't grab IP, it operates fully on L2. Could you post screenshot of network settings?

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[ScatterBrain]

Here ya go:

Kevin L. Collins, MCSE

Systems Manager

Nesbitt Engineering, Inc.

[AntonVZhbankov]

You can delete VM Network on first vSwitch.

VM is grabbing DHCP IP, not ESX. Check Windows network settings in VMs.

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[atbnet]

Go into control panel --> network connections -->

Then untick the register in DNS (see pic)

Andy BSc (Hons)

VCP 3/4 / vExpert / MCP / MCTS / TCSP

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