I need to add a second network connection to a VM.
I have Vsphere 4.1 client and VMware ESX 4.1 configured. The host has 4 physical NICs. I'm presently using only one. The guest OS is CentOS 6.2 and it is installed and running fine so far using the first vswitch/nic.
In the Vsphere Client I selected the host > Configuration > Add Networking. The graphics shows vSwitch1 (the one I'm adding) being connected to vmnic1 and isat 100 full. The patch cable is plugged in. The graphics shows a new VM Port Group associated with the physical NIC.
In Vsphere I selected the VM of interest > Edit Settings > Add > selected Ethernet Adapter. It went through the adding notice and it now shows up in the VM's Hardware list with the first Network Adapter.
So far I think its OK?
The real questions, assuming what I've done is correct, is:
1. How to loggicaly get the guest VM to show a linkage to this new vSwitch in the Host > Configuration screen?
2. Within the guest OS, CentOS 6.2, the system is not showing ifcfg-eth1 in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts. What do I need to do to complete the guest configuration for this connection?