A municipal court case-management VM needs a virtual network adapter so operators can attach it to a port group or an NSX segment. Which vSphere VM component is that adapter?
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Short Explanation
The vNIC is the court VM's virtual network jack. Plug it into a port group or an NSX segment and the guest can talk. A VMkernel adapter is the host's own jack for vMotion and management, not the guest's.
Full Explanation
A virtual NIC is virtual hardware on the VM and is the attachment point operators connect to a vSphere port group or an NSX segment. VMkernel adapters belong to the ESXi host stack for services such as management, vMotion, vSAN, and iSCSI. VTEPs reside on transport nodes, not inside a typical guest, and uplink profiles are NSX host-networking objects, not VM hardware.