Use this window to enter, view, or change the properties for a virtual Ethernet adapter on this logical partition or partition profile. Virtual Ethernet adapters can form virtual Local Area Networks (LANs) automatically if you specify the same virtual LAN ID for each virtual Ethernet adapter.
You can create up to 4094 virtual LANs using virtual Ethernet adapters.
Each virtual LAN is identified by a virtual LAN ID number. Virtual Ethernet adapters can communicate with each other only if they are assigned the same virtual LAN ID number.
A Virtual Switch (VSwitch) is used to allow the virtual ethernet adapter to route through a physical adapter to an external network.
When you create a virtual Ethernet adapter, the managed system automatically assigns a Media Access Control (MAC) address to the virtual Ethernet adapter. MAC addresses are used to identify Ethernet adapters on a network. The MAC address that the managed system assigns to the virtual Ethernet adapter is unique within the managed system. However, this MAC address is not universally unique, and might not be unique within a network containing multiple managed systems. Having multiple virtual Ethernet adapters with the same MAC address can cause network problems. To resolve these problems, you can change the MAC address assigned to a virtual Ethernet adapter using the chhwres character-based command on the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
Current settings for the Virtual Ethernet adapter are listed at the bottom of the panel. Information on these settings can be found in the detailed help below.
You can find more detailed help on the following elements of this window: