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wreedlbz
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Contributor
‎12-04-2013 07:56 PM

PowerCLI upgrade all e1000 adapters to vmxnet3

Hello,

I have about 100 2008 R2 servers all running the E1000 nic. I would like to script moving them all to vmxnet3 but keeping the IP config. How can this be accomplished?

I am on ESX 5.1 and Vcenter 5.1

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sivagndl
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Enthusiast
‎12-04-2013 09:44 PM

Hi,

Keep all vm's  Vmtools is updated, the use below script.

Get-VM <VM Name> | Get-NetworkAdapter | Set-NetworkAdapter -type "vmxnet3"

wreedlbz
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Contributor
‎04-12-2014 08:28 AM

Will this keep the IP config in Windows or will it install a new NIC?

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LucD
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‎04-12-2014 09:59 AM

Your IP config will be lost, see also Re: PowerCli Migration from E1000 to vmxnet3 issues


Blog: lucd.info  Twitter: @LucD22  Co-author PowerCLI Reference

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kunaludapi
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Expert
‎04-12-2014 10:55 AM

Use below kb to backup and restore IP configuration in the vm.

VMware KB: Virtual NIC settings on a Windows guest are lost after a virtual hardware upgrade

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ephillips3
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‎04-16-2014 09:52 AM

You can use the Get-VMGuestNetworkInterface to get the IP info from the e1000 and use Set-VMGuestNetworkInterface to set this address on the vnxnet3. The vmtools need to be running as this operates through eh tools

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