After P2V, I want to add same Mac address as Physical nic to VM NIC But i am getting belwo error
Please help me
When you chose 'Manual' option, the first three bits are automatically populated. You need to remove those and then put your MAC address -
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Supreet
1. Choose a MAC from the VMware Range
2. Edit the *.vmx directly on the ESXi and change it into the mac of your choice.
grep -n -i ethernet *.vmx
3. Start the VM directly from the shell (only one time needed). If you use the GUI i often see that the old Address is populated again. If it works you can see that that MAC is now greyed out in the GUI.
Regards,
Joerg
With the classic vSphere client, which - according to the screenshot you are using - you may need to manually edit the VM's configuration (.vmx) file, and add/modify/remove:
ethernet0.checkMACAddress = "FALSE" <-- add this line
ethernet0.addressType = "static" <-- modify the value
ethernet0.address = "12:34:56:78:ab:cd" <-- add this line with the desired MAC address
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:xx:xx:xx" <-- remove this line
Once done, you need to reload the VM (see https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1026043)
I just tested this using the Embedded Host Client, which allows to do the modifications directly from the GUI, i.e. setting the desired static ("Manual") MAC-Address, and add "ethernet0.checkMACAddress" in "VM Options" -> "Advanced" -> "Edit Configuration ..." -> "Add Parameter".
André
you may need to manually edit the VM's configuration (.vmx) file
neyla12
You are welcome to participate in the discussion, but it relally doesn't make much sense to simply copy&paste parts of other user's replies.
André