MAC is not exposed in VNIC api response in VMWare Aria Operations for Networks

Products

• VCF Operations for Networks

Issue/Introduction

The MAC address for a given VNIC is not returned via the following API calls:

• GET https://vrni.example.com/api/ni/entities/vms/
• GET https://vrni.example.com/api/ni/entities/vnic/
• GET https://vrni.example.com/api/ni/entities/vms/entity_id
• GET https://vrni.example.com/api/ni/entities/vnic/entity_id

Environment

VMware Aria Operations for Networks (AON)
VMware vRealize Network Insight (vRNI)

Resolution

This is a known issue affecting VCF Operations for Networks.

Workaround : 

• Use search API
  
  curl -X 'POST' \
'https://<nsxt-ip>/api/ni/search/ql' \
  -H 'accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: NetworkInsight <token>' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "query": "Vnic where vm = '\''App-VM-1'\'' group by mac address",
  "size": 10
}'
  
  

****Output

{
  "search_response_total_hits": 2,
  "groupby_response": {
    "results": [
      {
        "bucket": [
          {
          "value": "##:##:##:##:##:##"
          }
        ],
        "count": 1,
        "aggregations": [],
        "series_values": []
      },
      {
        "bucket": [
          {
          "value": "##:##:##:##:##:##"
          }
        ],
        "count": 1,
        "aggregations": [],
        "series_values": []
      }
    ],
    "size": 2,
    "total_bucket": {
      "value": 2,
      "is_approx": false
    },
    "total_count": 2,
    "time_range": {
      "start_time": 1747374461,
      "end_time": 1747374461
    }
  }
}

• The following VCF Operations UI query can be used, when MAC of specific VNIC is needed
  
  Vnic where name = '[App-VM-1]-[Network adapter 1]' group by mac address

Additional Information

Reference Links :

• Working with Entities
• Entities APIs