From 384a49271f79312b559dc0fa712c3aed48b190e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zhengsihua Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 17:44:18 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] [Trnalated] Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine --- ... address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md | 45 ------------------- ... address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md | 42 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 sources/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md create mode 100644 translated/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md b/sources/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md deleted file mode 100644 index e4d934fc70..0000000000 --- a/sources/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Translating-----------geekpi - - -Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine -================================================================================ -> **Question**: I want to assign a static MAC address to a virtual machine (VM) on VMware ESXi. However, when I attempt to start a VM with a static MAC address, the VM fails to start and throws an error "00:0c:29:1f:4a:ab is not an allowed static Ethernet address. It conflicts with VMware reserved MACs". How can I set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi VMs? - -When you create a VM on VMware ESXi, each network interface of the VM is assigned a dynamically generated MAC address. If you want to change this default behavior and assign a static MAC address to your VM, here is how to do it. - -![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5592/14726591627_64c1dc67ce_z.jpg) - -As you can see above, VMware's vSphere GUI client already has a menu for setting a static MAC address for a VM. However, this GUI-based method only allows you to choose a static MAC address from **00:50:56:xx:xx:xx**, which is VMware-reserved MAC address range. If you attempt to set any arbitrary MAC address outside this MAC range, you will fail to launch the VM, and get the following error. - -![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5591/14890165456_a82ded21b9_z.jpg) - -Then what if I want to assign any arbitrary MAC address to a VM? - -Fortunately, there is a workaround to this limitation. The solution is, instead of using vSphere GUI client, editing .vmx file of your VM directly, after logging in to the ESXi host. - -First, turn off the VM to which you want to assign a static MAC address. - -[Enable SSH access to your ESXi host][1] if you haven't done it already. Then log in to the ESXi host via SSH. - -Move to the directory where your VM's .vmx file is located: - - # cd vmfs/volumes/datastore1/[name-of-vm] - -Open .vmx file with a text editor, and add the following fields. Replace the MAC address field with your own. - - ethernet0.addressType = "static" - ethernet0.checkMACAddress = "false" - ethernet0.address = "00:0c:29:1f:4b:ac" - -Now you should be able to launch a VM with the static MAC address you defined in .vmx file. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -via: http://ask.xmodulo.com/static-mac-address-vmware-esxi-virtual-machine.html - -译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) -校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) - -本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创翻译，[Linux中国](http://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 - -[1]:http://ask.xmodulo.com/enable-ssh-remote-access-vmware-esxi5.html \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/translated/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md b/translated/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4d115bf279 --- /dev/null +++ b/translated/tech/20140818 Linux FAQs with Answers--How to set a static MAC address on VMware ESXi virtual machine.md @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +Linux FAQ -- 如何在VMware ESXi虚拟机上设置静态MAC地址。 +================================================================================ +> **问题**:我想给VMware ESXi上的一台虚拟机分配一个静态的MAC地址。然而当我开始这么做的时候，虚拟机就不能启动了不且抛出了一个这样一个错误"00:0c:29:1f:4a:ab is not an allowed static Ethernet address. It conflicts with VMware reserved MACs"（00:0c:29:1f:4a:ab不是一个合法的静态以太网地址。它与VMWare的保留MAC地址冲突）。我该如何在VMware ESXi虚拟机上设置静态MAC地址？ + +当你在VMware ESXi上创建虚拟机时，虚拟机的每个网络接口就被分配了一个动态的NAC地址。如果你想要改变默认的行为并给你的虚拟机分配一个静态MAC地址时就这样做 + +![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5592/14726591627_64c1dc67ce_z.jpg) + +如你上图所见，VMWare的vSphere的GUI客户端已经有一个为虚拟机分配静态MAC地址的菜单。然而，基于GUI的方法只允许你在**00:50:56:xx:xx:xx**的范围里选择一个静态MAC地址，这是VMWare保留的MAC地址范围。如果你尝试设置任何超出这个范围的MAC地址，你就会无法启动VM，接着就会看到下面的错误。 + +![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5591/14890165456_a82ded21b9_z.jpg) + +那么如果我想要给虚拟机设置任意的MAC地址怎么办？ + +幸运地，这里有一个对于这个限制的临时方案。方法就是，不使用vSphere GUI客户端编辑。在登录ESXi主机后直接编辑你虚拟机的.vmx文件。 + +首先关闭你想要分配静态MAC地址的虚拟机。 + +[对你的ESXi主机启用SSH访问][1]如果你还没这么做的话。接着通过SSH登录ESXi主机。 + +移到你虚拟机的.vmx文件所在目录。 + + # cd vmfs/volumes/datastore1/[name-of-vm] + +用文本编辑器打开.vmx文件，接着在加入下面这几行。把MAC地址替换成你自己的MAC地址。 + + ethernet0.addressType = "static" + ethernet0.checkMACAddress = "false" + ethernet0.address = "00:0c:29:1f:4b:ac" + +现在你应该可以使用你定义在.vmx文件中的静态MAC地址启动虚拟机了。 + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: http://ask.xmodulo.com/static-mac-address-vmware-esxi-virtual-machine.html + +译者：[geekpi](https://github.com/geekpi) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创翻译，[Linux中国](http://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[1]:http://ask.xmodulo.com/enable-ssh-remote-access-vmware-esxi5.html \ No newline at end of file