Selecting the correct virtual network adapter

When you configure a virtual machine, you can add NICs and specify the adapter type. The types of network adapters that are available depend on the following factors:

• The version of the virtual machine, which depends on which host created it or most recently updated it.

• Whether or not the virtual machine has been updated to the latest version for the current host.

• The guest operating system.

The following virtual NIC types are supported:

• Vlance

• VMXNET

• Flexible

• E 1000

• Enhanced VMXNET (VMXNET 2)

• VMXNET 3

If you want to know more about these network adapter types then refer to the following KB article:

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1001805

Getting ready

To step through this recipe, you will need one or more running ESXi Servers, a vCenter Server, and a working installation of vSphere Client. No other prerequisites are required.

How to do it...

To choose a particular virtual network adapter you have two ways, one is while you create a new VM and the other one is while...