Add Virtual NIC operation for the VIS adapter

The Add Virtual NIC operation updates the configuration of a host network to add a virtual NIC.

The following table describes the elements for this request.

Adapter request elements for the Add Virtual NIC operation

Element	Definition	Required
<operation-type>	Defines the type of the operation: Host	No
<operation-name>	Defines the name of the operation: Add_Virtual_NIC	Yes
<soap-url>	Specifies the URL for the remote SOAP service running on the VMware VirtualCenter If the <soap-url> element is not specified, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration. Default format for HTTPS: https://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim Default format for HTTP: http://<hostName>:<port>/sdk/vim Warning Note If you want to use an HTTP value, you might need to change the configuration of the VMware Infrastructure application.	No
<transport>	Specifies the transport protocol for the message If the <transport> element is not provided, the request uses the VirtualCenter Server details specified in the adapter configuration. Valid values: https-rpc (default), http-rpc Warning Note If the value of the <transport> element is https-rpc, you must install the security certificate for the VMware Virtual Center to the keystore of the peer on which the adapter is enabled.	No
<user-name>	Specifies the user name that is used for HTTP basic authentication on the VMware Virtual Center If no user name is specified, the request is executed with the user name that is specified in the configuration.	No
<password>	Specifies the password corresponding to <user-name>	Conditional; required if <user-name> is specified
<parameters>	Contains the elements required to execute the operation	Yes
<host-system>	DNS name of the host on the network to which the virtual NIC is to be added Valid values: dns name	Yes
<vnic-list>	Contains the list of virtual switches network adapters configured for use by the host operating system network adapter For more information, see XML Sample for vnic-list.	Yes

The following code sample shows a sample adapter request for the Add Virtual NICC operation.

Sample adapter request for the Add Virtual NIC operation

<vmware-infrastructure-request>
    <operation-type>Host</operation-type>
   <operation-name>Add_Virtual_NIC</operation-name>
   <soap-url></soap-url>
   <transport></transport>
    <username></username>
    <password></password>
    <parameters>
       <host-system>xyz.bmc.com</host-system>
            <config>
                <vnic-list>
                    <vnic>
                        <portgroup>Virtual Machine Network 2</portgroup>
                        <spec>
                            <ip>
                                <dhcp>false</dhcp>
                                <ip-address>127.21.10.10</ip-address>
                                <subnet-mask>255.255.255.0</subnet-mask>
                            </ip>
                            <mac></mac>
                        </spec>
                    </vnic>
                </vnic-list>
            </config>
   </parameters>
</vmware-infrastructure-request>

The following code sample shows the response for the sample Add Virtual NIC operation.

Sample adapter response for the Add Virtual NIC operation

<vmware-infrastructure-response>
    <metadata>
        <status>success</status>
    </metadata>
    <AddVirtualNICResponse>
        <returnval>
            <vnicDevice>portgroup7</vnicDevice>
        </returnval>
    </AddVirtualNICResponse>
</vmware-infrastructure-response>

The following table describes the response elements.

Adapter response elements for the Add Virtual NIC operation

Element	Definition
<vnicDevice>	The Virtual NIC name added to the Port group

Add Virtual NIC operation for the VIS adapter

TrueSight Orchestration Content 20.19.02

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