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How to identify which NIC 1 NIC 2 etc or eth0 eth1 eth3 and eth4 on physical side. in my case, i want to configure the network active-backup and how to identify which port is eth1 or eth2 either on physical view or prism element dashboard 

 

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Best answer by JeroenTielen

I assume you have not created the cluster yet? Run the crashcart utility and you can see the eth names and their link state and their mac addresses. 

More info here: The Nutanix Network Crashcart a hidden gem - Jeroen Tielen

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  • July 9, 2024

I assume you have not created the cluster yet? Run the crashcart utility and you can see the eth names and their link state and their mac addresses. 

More info here: The Nutanix Network Crashcart a hidden gem - Jeroen Tielen


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  • July 10, 2024

ethtool -p(--identify) devname 
// ethtool -p eth0

I think it might be useful to you.


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  • July 11, 2024

Thank you all for the best answer