VMware 4817V62 Administration Guide - Page 159
Add an Ethernet Adapter (NIC) to a Virtual Machine, Network Adapter Types
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Chapter 13 Virtual Machine Configuration 2 Select Floppy Drive, and click Next. 3 Select the type of floppy media to use: n A physical floppy drive to give the guest access to the floppy on the host. n A floppy image, which is a file on the host that stores data in the same format as a physical floppy disk. n A blank floppy image to create and use a blank floppy image. 4 Click Next. 5 Specify the location of the floppy drive or image. n If you selected Use a physical floppy drive, select either client or host as the device location and select the drive from the drop-down menu. n If you selected Use a floppy image, browse to the floppy image. n If you selected Create a blank floppy image, browse to the floppy image. 6 To have the floppy drive connected to the virtual machine when you power it on, select Connect at power on. 7 Click Next. 8 Review the information on the Ready to Complete page, and click Finish. Add an Ethernet Adapter (NIC) to a Virtual Machine When you add an Ethernet adapter to a virtual machine, you select the adapter type, the network label and whether the device should connect when the virtual machine is powered on. Procedure 1 Start the Add Hardware wizard. 2 Select Ethernet Adapter, and click Next. 3 In the Adapter Type section, select a type. 4 In the Network connection panel, select either a named network with a specified label or a legacy network. 5 To connect the virtual NIC when the virtual machine is powered on, select Connect at power on. 6 Click Next. 7 Review your selections and click Finish. Network Adapter Types When you configure a virtual machine, you can add network adapters (NICs) and specify the adapter type. The type of network adapters that are available depend on the following factors: n The version of the virtual machine, which depends on what host created it or most recently updated it. n Whether or not the virtual machine has been updated to the latest version for the current host. n The guest operating system. VMware, Inc. 159