Is it possible to programmatically retrieve the MAC address of a virtual machine VMware

Can anyone suggest to programmatically retrieve the MAC address of a VMware virtual machine.

I need a code for the above features.

Post edited by: AntonVZhbankov

Corrected in Hyper-V to VMware

Now that I have a code in front of me, you can try essentially this:


// MAC Variable
string MACAddress;

// Get Config Info (hardware)
vmConfigInfo = (VirtualMachineConfigInfo)myAPI.getProperties(vmRef, new String[1] {"config"});

//Iterate through devices
foreach (VirtualDevice vDv in vmConfigInfo.hardware.device)
{
    try
    {
        VirtualEthernetCard mycard = (VirtualEthernetCard)vDv;
        MACAddress = mycard.macAddress;
    }
    catch
    {
    }
}

Basically what's happening hear, you are pulling all the pieces of virtual hardware and iterate through them. If the piece is a network card, copy the following code will be able to cast an and pull up on the Mac. Otherwise, the cast fails and he is going to move. If you have multiple network cards, you want to add the mac to an array of strings, or something to keep account of more than one.

This code assumes that you have connected and you have a way to make the configuration of the virtual machine property. The function 'getProperty' in the present code referring to my own function, not one in VMWare. If you don't know how to do this, just post back here and I know there are examples of pages out there anyone can post to explain this part.

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