Description

This article provides links to vendor documentation on how to configure an additional NIC in Unix OS after it has been added to a Cloud Server. As there are several facilities for managing network connections and interface cards, from GUI tools, to curses-based applications (text menus,) to manual editing of files, you will need to determine which method best suits your operational style.

 

Prerequisites:

  1. You must have already added a new NIC to the Cloud Server as described in How to Add an Additional NIC to a Cloud Server

Content / Solution:

Red Hat / CentOS


Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/ch-Configure_IP_Networking.html#sec-Selecting_Network_Configuration_Methods

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 using NetworkManager: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-NetworkManager.html

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 manual configuration: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Deployment_Guide/ch-Network_Interfaces.html

Ubuntu

Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/network-configuration.html

 Ubuntu Server 14.04 LTS: https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/serverguide/networking.html

 

SUSE/SLES

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 using YaST: https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles-12/book_sle_admin/data/sec_basicnet_yast.html

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 manual configuration: https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles-12/book_sle_admin/data/sec_basicnet_manconf.html

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 using YaST: https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/book_sle_admin/data/sec_basicnet_yast.html

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 using NetworkManager: https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/book_sle_admin/data/sec_basicnet_nm.html

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 manual configuration: https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/book_sle_admin/data/sec_basicnet_manconf.html

 

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