How to Determine the NIC MAC Address Using the ILOM CLI

During the ESX 4.0 installation process, you must choose a live network adapter port (NET 0 or NET 1) for the VMware service console. The network adapters are identified by the MAC address of the NIC. Use this procedure to determine the MAC address of the NICs.

1. Access the ILOM CLI.

   For information about accessing the ILOM CLI , refer to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Supplement for the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server or the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 Getting Started Guide.

2. At the CLI prompt (–>), enter the following command for each server network port:

   -> show /SYS/MB/NETn

   where is n is 0 or 1.

   For example:

   The CLI command show /SYS/MB/NET0, would produce the following output, where the fru_serial_number field lists the MAC address:

   ->show /SYS/MB/NET0
     /SYS/MB/NET0
   
     Targets:
   
     Properties:
   
       type = Network Interface
       ipmi_name = MB/NET0
       fru_name = GIGABIT ETHERNET CONTROLLERS
       fru_manufacturer = INTEL
       fru_part_number = 82575EB
       fru_serial_number = 00:21:28:3d:ec:04
       fault_state = OK
       clear_fault_action = (none)

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   Note - For more information about the ILOM CLI commands, refer to Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (ILOM) 3.0 CLI Procedures Guide.

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3. Make note of the MAC addresses of the NICs.
4. Log out of the CLI:

   –> exit

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How to Install Vmware ESX 4.0