Prerequisites:

1. This article covers what to do within the Operating System to configure a virtual NIC that has been added to a Cloud Server as described in How to Add an Additional NIC to a Cloud Server

Content / Solution:

Console in to your Server. See How to Get Virtual Console Access to a Cloud Server

Windows 2008

1. Click on the Start button, then right click on Network > Properties:
   
    

2. Select “Change adapter settings”:
   
   
   

3. On the new NIC, in this case “Local Area Connection 2”, right click it, then select “Properties”:
   
   
   

4. Select “Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)” > Properties:
   
   
   

5. From the CloudControl UI, collect the new NIC IP address and subnet mask information:
   
   
   

6. Enter the IPv6 information, IP and subnet mask into the properties windows similar to below. Click OK when completed:
   
   
   

7. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)” > Properties:
   
   
   

8. Enter the IPv4 information, then click the OK button:
   
   
   

9. Click the Close button:
   
   
   

10. Click on Start button > Command Prompt:
    
    
    

11. Enter “ipconfig /all | more” to verify the configuration is correct:
    
    

Windows 2012

1. For Windows 2012 R2 systems, click on the Start button on the lower left hand side of the window:
   
   
   

2. For non-R2 systems, move your mouse to the lower left corner until you see the Start menu, then click on the Start menu:
   
   
   

3. Click on the Control Panel tile:
   
   
   

4. If you don’t see the Network and Sharing Center on the upper right hand side, select View by > Small icons:
   
   
   

5. Select Network and Sharing Center:
   
   
   

6. Select Change adapter settings:
   
   
   

7. On the new NIC, “Ethernet 2” in this case, right click it, then select Properties:
   
   
   

8. Select “Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6), then click Properties:
   
   
   

9. Enter the IP address and subnet mask information that you found on the CloudControl UI, then click the OK button:
   
   
   

10. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click Properties:
    
    
    

11. Enter the IP address and subnet mask information, then click the OK button:
    
    
    

12. Click the Close button:
    
    
    

13. On the taskbar, select PowerShell:
    
    
    

14. Enter “ipconfig /all | more” to verify the new IP address configuration: