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WIP OSDOCS#12698: Multiple NIC support for vSphere #86662

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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions ...sphere/ipi/installing-vsphere-installer-provisioned-network-customizations.adoc
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include::modules/configuring-vsphere-regions-zones.adoc[leveloffset=+2]

// Specifying multiple NICS
include::modules/installation-vsphere-multiple-nics.adoc[leveloffset=+2]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* xref:../../../installing/installing_vsphere/installation-config-parameters-vsphere.adoc#installation-configuration-parameters-network_installation-config-parameters-vsphere[Network configuration parameters]

// Network configuration phases
include::modules/nw-network-config.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * installing/installing-vsphere-installer-provisioned-network-customizations.adoc

:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="installation-vsphere-multiple-nics_{context}"]
= Configuring multiple NICs

For scenarios requiring multiple NICs, {product-title} supports configuration of multiple network adapters per node.

:FeatureName: Configuring multiple NICs
include::snippets/technology-preview.adoc[]

.Procedure

. Specify the network adapter names in the networks section of `platform.vsphere.failureDomains[*].topology` as shown in the following file:
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[source,yaml]
----
platform:
vsphere:
vcenters:
...
failureDomains:
- name: <failure_domain_name>
region: <default_region_name>
zone: <default_zone_name>
server: <fully_qualified_domain_name>
topology:
datacenter: <data_center>
computeCluster: "/<data_center>/host/<cluster>"
networks: # <1>
- <VM_network1_name>
- <VM_network2_name>
- ...
- <VM_network10_name>
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<1> Specifies the list of network adapters. You can specify up to 10 network adapters.

. Specify at least one of the following configurations:

** `networking.machineNetwork`
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.Example configuration
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[source,yaml]
----
networking:
...
machineNetwork:
- cidr: 10.0.0.0/16
...
----
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[NOTE]
====
The `networking.machineNetwork.cidr` must correspond to an address on the first adapter defined in `topology.networks`.
====

** `nodeNetworking`
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.Example configuration
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[source,yaml]
----
platform:
vsphere:
nodeNetworking:
external:
networkSubnetCidr:
- <machine_network_cidr_ipv4>
- <machine_network_cidr_ipv6>
internal:
networkSubnetCidr:
- <machine_network_cidr_ipv4>
- <machine_network_cidr_ipv6>
failureDomains:
- name: <failure_domain_name>
region: <default_region_name>
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* `networking.clusterNetwork`
* `networking.serviceNetwork`
* `networking.machineNetwork`
* `nodeNetworking`
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For more information, see "Installation configuration parameters".
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