Create Network Adapter
Applies To: System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator, System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator
The Create Network Adapter activity is used to create a new network adapter and attach it to a specified virtual machine.
For the procedure to configure this activity, see Configuring the Create Network Adapter Activity.
The following tables list the properties and published data for this activity. The activity publishes all of the data from the required and optional properties into published data.
Create Virtual Network Adapter Properties
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
VM ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine for which the network adapter is being created |
Optional Properties
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
MAC Address |
Dynamic or Static. You can specify a Static MAC address or, to have the static address generated by the activity, choose <Static-Auto>. |
Network Location |
The network location for a physical network adapter or for a virtual network adapter |
Network Tag |
An alphanumeric value of your choice to differentiate the host’s virtual networks, based on a criterion such as throughput or security. Network tags can be used to match virtual machines with suitable hosts. |
Synthetic |
True or False |
Virtual Network ID |
The unique identifier of the Virtual Network specified at the host level of the Virtual Machine Manager configuration |
VLAN ID |
A numeric identifier in the range 1 through 4094 for the Network VLAN |
Create Network Adapter Published Data
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
Accessibility |
Public or Internal |
Added Time |
The date and time that the Virtual Network Adapter was added, in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM |
Enabled |
True or False |
Ethernet Address |
The Virtual Network Adapter address, in the format 00:00:00:00:00:00 |
Ethernet Address Type |
Dynamic or Static |
MAC Address |
Dynamic or Static |
MAC Addresses Spoofing Enabled |
True or False. If True, allows the guest operating system of a Hyper-V virtual machine to provide an alternative MAC Address to the one that the virtual machine provides. |
Modified Time |
The date and time that the Virtual Network Adapter was modified, in the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM or PM |
Network Location |
The network location for a physical network adapter or for a virtual network adapter |
Network Tag |
An alphanumeric value to differentiate the host’s virtual networks, based on a criterion such as throughput or security. Network tags can be used to match virtual machines with suitable hosts. |
Physical Address |
The Virtual Network Adapter physical address, in the format 00:00:00:00:00:00 |
Physical Address Type |
Dynamic or Static |
Synthetic |
True or False |
Virtual Network Adapter ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the Virtual Network Adapter |
Virtual Network Adapter Name |
The name of the Network Adapter, which is auto-generated |
Virtual Network Adapter Type |
Emulated or Synthetic |
Virtual Network ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the Virtual Network specified at the host level of the Virtual Machine Manager configuration |
VLAN Enabled |
True or False |
VLAN ID |
A numeric identifier in the range 1 through 4094 for the Network VLAN |
VM ID |
The unique identifier (GUID) of the virtual machine for which the network adapter was created. |
VMW Adapter Index |
The index number of the Virtual Network Adapter |
Configuring the Create Network Adapter Activity
To configure the Create Network Adapter activity
From the Activities window, drag a Create Network Adapter activity to the active runbook window. Double-click the Create Network Adapter activity icon.
Click the Properties tab.
In the Configuration section, click the ellipsis button (...), and select the Name of the Virtual Machine Manager computer that you want to connect to with this activity. Click OK. The property required to define this activity is displayed in the Properties section.
In the Properties section, assign a value to the required property. If applicable, to automatically populate the value from the data published by any previous activity in the workflow, right-click the property box, point to Subscribe, and then click Published data. Click the published data element you want to use, and then click OK. To view additional elements, select Show Common Published Data.
For a list of the data elements published by each activity, see the Published Data tables in the activity topic. For information about the Common Published Data items, see Published Data in the System Center Orchestrator 2012 Runbook Guide
To use additional properties, click Optional Properties. In the Add/Remove Property dialog box, select the properties you want to apply to this object from the Available list, and then click the right arrow button (>>). The properties appear in the Selected list. To remove a property from the Selected list, click the property, and then click the left arrow button (<<). Click OK. Assign values to the properties or Subscribe to Published data from any previous object in the workflow, and then click OK.
For information about the settings on the General and Run Behavior tabs, see Common Configuration Instructions for all Activities.
Click Finish.
Other Network Adapter Activities
The Integration Pack for System Center Virtual Machine Manager contains the following additional Network Adapter activities: