assigning Ip address for VM

[geekslinux]

I have installed Proxmox 2.3-12 in a server with IP address 10.20.120.45 and is assigned to the interface vmbr0. In proxmox interface under network it is displayed as vmbr0 has eth0 as ports/slaves with the above ip subnetmask and gateway(10.20.120.105). I am using a proxy server for online access in this network.

Now i need to create a VM and assign IP address 10.20.120.55 and should be able to go online. After creating the VM how should i assign the IP address for my VM, so that i can ping and connect it from my network and other network. Any help in this regard would be much appreciated.

 

[mmenaz]

If you choose the "bridge" mode for you VM, simply think vmbr0 as being a "smart switch" the switch that have an IP just for their own management (in this case, the management of Proxmox server). Then when you create a VM and attach it's virtual nic to that vmbr0, is just like plugging, in a "real world", the cat5 cable from the switch (vmbrz) to the computer (your vm). Then, INSIDE the vm, you assign an IP to that interface (eth0).

 

[m.ardito]

Then, INSIDE the vm, you assign an IP to that interface (eth0).

i'll just add that, before adding a proper IP config to your vm, you can't obviously access the vm through its network interface card, but only through the pve web gui "console" utility, which opens a "local" display for you to log in.

Marco