unmesh Posted March 7, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 7, 2020 (edited) I added a second virtual NIC to a test DSM6.2 installation that was connected to the same vswitch as the first one, changed the grub.cfg to add a second MAC address, created new .vmdk files for the bootloader, rebooted and DSM showed the second NIC and an IP address for it obtained through DHCP. I then created a new vswitch connected to a new physical NIC and moved the second vNIC to this vswitch. This configuration will not pick up an IP address from the DHCP server even though the GUI "console" shows the relevant port icons as green. Do I need to change something with respect to the MAC addresses in the bootloader? The VM is configured to let ESXi assign them. Thanks. Added: I spooled up an Ubuntu VM with a single vNIC connected to the second (newer) vswitch and the network works fine. Edited March 7, 2020 by unmesh Fixed typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luchuma Posted March 7, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 7, 2020 manual macadress and you need put it in grub.cfg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unmesh Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted March 8, 2020 Thanks @luchuma I put identical MAC addresses in grub.cfg and the VM settings and everything works fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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