For more information about the VMware Management Interface, go to www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/.
You can configure the settings for the virtual machine's virtual network adapter. These settings include the virtual network adapter to which the virtual machine is bound and the network driver it uses.
You must select the network driver for each network connection. You can choose between the vlance driver, which installs automatically, and the vmxnet driver, which provides better network performance. The difference in network performance is most noticeable if the virtual machine is connected to a Gigabit Ethernet card.
After the virtual machine is created, you can use this page to add more network adapters to the virtual machine.
For more details about GSX Server networking options, go to www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/network_gsx.html.
To configure an existing virtual network adapter, complete the following steps.
If you selected a custom network, select the specific virtual network from the list.
Note: If the virtual machine is managed by VirtualCenter, select Named and choose a network from the list.
To add a new virtual network adapter to a virtual machine, make sure the virtual machine is powered off, then complete the following steps.
If you selected a custom network, select the specific virtual network from the list.
Note: If the virtual machine is managed by VirtualCenter, select Named and choose a network from the list.