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HOW TO: Identify what vNICs correspond to physical NICs

How to identify what vNICs correspond to physical NICs on HP ProLiant BL680 G5 full-height blade with two quad-port mezzanine cards:

This diagram is for a blade in Device Bay 1:

VMware NICs:

vmnic0 Embedded Ethernet Port 1 Bay 1 Port 9
vmnic1 Embedded Ethernet Port 2 Bay 2 Port 9
vmnic2 Embedded Ethernet Port 3 Bay 1 Port 1
vmnic3 Embedded Ethernet Port 4 Bay 2 Port 1
vmnic4 Mezzanine Slot 2 Port 1 Bay 5 Port 1
vmnic5 Mezzanine Slot 2 Port 2 Bay 6 Port 1
vmnic6 Mezzanine Slot 2 Port 3 Bay 7 Port 1
vmnic7 Mezzanine Slot 2 Port 4 Bay 8 Port 1
vmnic8 Mezzanine Slot 3 Port 1 Bay 7 Port 9
vmnic9 Mezzanine Slot 3 Port 2 Bay 8 Port 9
vmnic10 Mezzanine Slot 3 Port 3 Bay 5 Port 9
vmnic11 Mezzanine Slot 3 Port 4 Bay 6 Port 9

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