Check Virtual MAC Support on Your Dedicated Server

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Use the OVHcloud API to check whether virtual MAC address assignment is supported on your dedicated server model.

Objective

In order to use virtual MAC (vMAC) addresses on a dedicated server, you first need to make sure your server supports this feature.

Support for the vMAC function is a prerequisite for all actions concerning virtual MACs.

This guide explains how to check in the OVHcloud API if your dedicated server supports the virtual MAC feature.

Requirements

Info

If you are not familiar with using the OVHcloud API, please refer to our guide on Getting started with the OVHcloud API .

Instructions

Open the following API endpoint in the API console:

GET/dedicated/server/{serviceName}/specifications/network

Enter the internal server name into the serviceName field, then click Execute.

API console with serviceName field for vMAC check

The result will show a "vmac / supported" entry which can be "true" or "false" (boolean value).

API result showing vMAC supported true or false
Info

Interpretation of the result

  • false: You cannot use the virtual MAC feature on this server.

  • true: You can use the virtual MAC feature on this server.

Go further

First Steps with the OVHcloud API

Assigning a Virtual MAC on a Dedicated Server

Dedicated Server - Configuring Additional IPs in Bridge Mode

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