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A.2. Explanation of Settings in the New Network Interface and Edit Network Interface Windows
These settings apply when you are adding or editing a virtual machine network interface. If you have more than one network interface attached to a virtual machine, you can put the virtual machine on more than one logical network.
Table A.13. Network Interface Settings
Field Name
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Description
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Name
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The name of the network interface. This text field has a 21-character limit and must be a unique name with any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.
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Profile
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The vNIC profile and logical network that the network interface is placed on. By default, all network interfaces are put on the ovirtmgmt management network.
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Type
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The virtual interface the network interface presents to virtual machines.
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Custom MAC address
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Choose this option to set a custom MAC address. The Red Hat Virtualization Manager automatically generates a MAC address that is unique to the environment to identify the network interface. Having two devices with the same MAC address online in the same network causes networking conflicts.
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Link State
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Whether or not the network interface is connected to the logical network.
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Card Status
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Whether or not the network interface is defined on the virtual machine.
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