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Add Network Interface: VMware vCenter

The Add Network Interface action type lets you add a virtual NIC to a virtual machine.

The Details section of the action definition contains the following fields:

Virtual Center

Specifies the name of the server on which VMware vCenter resides. Select one from the drop-down list.

Datacenter

Specifies the name of the data center in VMware vCenter where the virtual machine resides. Select one from the drop-down list.

Virtual Machine

Specifies the name of the virtual machine for which to add a virtual NIC. Select one from the drop-down list.

Device Type

Specifies the device type. Select one from the drop-down list.

Network

Specifies the network associated with the ESX server for the selected VM. Select one from the drop-down list.

You can distinguish the names of Standard Switches and Distributed Virtual Switches based on the following naming convention:

• For Standard Switches, the name is the network name.
• For Distributed Virtual Switches, the name is a concatenation of the dvPort group name followed by the Distributed Virtual Switch name enclosed in parentheses: dvPortGroupName (dvSwitchName)

MAC Address

(Optional) Specifies a MAC address. Leave the field blank if you want the MAC address to be autogenerated.

Wake on LAN check box

Specifies whether to set the virtual NIC to wake on LAN.

Require Approval

Select to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Auto close ticket on approval/rejection

Select to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Ticket Types

Select a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:

• Default
• Incident
• Problem
• Request

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Templates

Specifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.