adding a 2nd network interface to a VM

Question

_{Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:50 PM}

I am looking to have a VM with 2 network inerfaces.  I cannot find a way to add a 2nd port to the VM.

Host - Server2008 R2

Guest - Server 2008 R2

Am also using VMM2008 R2

All replies (2)

_{Tuesday, February 14, 2012 1:55 PM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi!

You can add a second network adapter to the VM in the "Add Hardware" top section of the VM settings.

If you wan't to add a second physical connection to the VM, you need to install a new physical NIC, create a new external virtual network and connect to it from a second virtual NIC in the VM settings.

_{Friday, February 17, 2012 8:24 AM ✅Answered | 1 vote}

Hi,

In Hyper-V Manger, you can right click on the virtual machine, select Settings. In Settings, click Add Hardware and select either Network Adapter or Legacy Network Adapter.

In SCVMM 2008 R2, right click on the VM an select Properties > Hardware Configuration > Network Adapters, click Network Adapter on the top of the window, you can select either Emulated network adapter or Synthetic network adapter.

Best regards,
Vincent Hu