diff --git a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml index 777ac7919fa..688ba34cd08 100644 --- a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml +++ b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic-ui.xml @@ -19,14 +19,19 @@ under the License. -->
- Reconfiguring Physical Networks in VMs + Reconfiguring Networks in VMs &PRODUCT; provides you the ability to move VMs between networks and reconfigure a VM's - network. You can remove a VM from a physical network and add to a new physical network. You can - also change the default physical network of a virtual machine. With this functionality, hybrid - or traditional server loads can be accommodated with ease. - This feature is supported on XenServer and KVM hypervisors. + network. You can remove a VM from a network and add to a new network. You can also change the + default network of a virtual machine. With this functionality, hybrid or traditional server + loads can be accommodated with ease. + This feature is supported on XenServer, VMware, and KVM hypervisors. +
+ Prerequisites + Ensure that vm-tools are running on guest VMs for adding or removing networks to work on + VMware hypervisor. +
- Adding a Physical Network + Adding a Network Log in to the CloudPlatform UI as an administrator or end user. @@ -79,7 +84,7 @@
- Removing a Physical Network + Removing a Network Log in to the CloudPlatform UI as an administrator or end user. @@ -112,7 +117,7 @@
- Selecting the Default Physical Network + Selecting the Default Network Log in to the CloudPlatform UI as an administrator or end user. diff --git a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml index 15dc66c2b83..fb23390b31b 100644 --- a/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml +++ b/docs/en-US/add-remove-nic.xml @@ -19,14 +19,18 @@ under the License. -->
- Reconfiguring Physical Networks in VMs + Reconfiguring Networks in VMs &PRODUCT; provides you the ability to move VMs between networks and reconfigure a VM's - network. You can remove a VM from a physical network and add to a new physical network. You can - also change the default physical network of a virtual machine. With this functionality, hybrid + network. You can remove a VM from a network and add to a new network. You can + also change the default network of a virtual machine. With this functionality, hybrid or traditional server loads can be accommodated with ease. This feature is supported on XenServer and KVM hypervisors. The following APIs have been added to support this feature. These API calls can function - only while the VM is in running or stopped state. + only while the VM is in running or stopped state. +
+ Prerequisites + Ensure that vm-tools are running on guest VMs for adding or removing networks to work on VMware hypervisor. +
addNicToVirtualMachine The addNicToVirtualMachine API adds a new NIC to the specified VM on a selected @@ -98,6 +102,8 @@ updateDefaultNicForVirtualMachine The updateDefaultNicForVirtualMachine API updates the specified NIC to be the default one for a selected VM. + The NIC is only updated in the database. You must manually update the default NIC on the + VM. You get an alert to manually update the NIC.