Infrastructure admin users and VDC manager users can add multiple network interfaces (vNICs) to an instance.
Complete the following steps to add multiple network
interfaces (multi-vNICs) to an instance:
- Log in to the ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller as an infrastructure admin or VDC manager user.
- In the ThinkAgile CP Cloud Controller left-side menu, perform one of the following steps:
- Expand Applications and click All Instances.
- Expand the virtual datacenter where the instance is located and
click VDC Instances.
Figure 1. VDC Instances page
- Select the instance and click Shutdown to shut down the instance.
Figure 2. Shutting down an instance
- Click the instance and then click the Profile tab to display the details for the instance.
- Scroll down to the Networking section.
Then click Add vNIC.
Figure 3. Add vNIC option
- In the New vNIC dialog, fill in the
information for the vNIC and click Add vNIC.
- Make a note of the MAC addresses used for the instance
vNICs.
Figure 4. Newly added vNIC
Configure the multi-vNICs:
Note: Up
to 64 vNICs (vNIC 0 - vNIC 63) can be added to a single instance.