A virtual machine network interface (vNIC)
Every virtual machine will need a network interface card that can connect and participate in a network. VMware calls it a vNIC. These entities can be created on each virtual machine. There are different types of vNICs that can be created on a virtual machine. The type of vNIC you choose will not only depend on the type of guest operating system that runs on a virtual machine but also on the purpose of the NIC card. VMware allows adding up to 10 vNICs per virtual machine. All the vNICs that you add to a virtual machine can be of any supported type or even a combination of multiple NIC types.
The available vNIC adapter types are:
- The vla adapter - this is the first version of vNIC and is an emulated version ...
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