How to identify the E1000e network adapter on virtual machines

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to identify the virtual machines that use E1000e family for virtual network interfaces.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1

Resolution

Note: Use the vSphere PowerCLI to identify virtual machines that uses E1000e network adapters. For more information on installation and use of PowerCLI, see the vSphere PowerCLI Documentation.

1. Open the vSphere PowerCLI.
2. Connect to vCenter Server by running this command:
   
   Connect-VIServer vCenterServerHostnameOrIPAddress
   
   Note: Run the Connect-VIServer vCenterServerHostnameOrIPAddress command in PowerCLI 5.5.
   
   
3. Generate a list of virtual machines with E1000e network adapters by running this command:
   
   ForEach( $VM in (Get-VM) ) { $VM|Where{ $VM|Get-NetworkAdapter|Where{ $_.ExtensionData -like "*e1000e*" } } }
   
   You see output similar to:
   
   Name PowerState NumCPUs MemoryGB
   --------------- ---------- ------- --------
   VirtualMachineA PoweredOn 2 4.000
   VirtualMachineB PoweredOff 1 2.000
   
   Each virtual machine in this list has one or more E1000e virtual network interfaces.

Additional Information

如何确定虚拟机上的 E1000e 网络适配器
仮想マシン上で E1000e ネットワーク アダプタを特定する方法