Display vNIC limits for hardware profiles

Public cloud providers limit the number of VNICs you can use per hardware profile. Abiquo 6.1.1 displays this information in the user interface.

When you create a VM, the platform will display the vNIC limits for a hardware profile in the selection list.

Select a hardware profile with VNIC limit displayed

After you select the hardware profile, the platform displays its full details.

Full details of the selected hardware profile

When you edit the VM the platform will also display the details of the hardware profile.

The platform will limit the number of vNICs that you can add, so you cannot exceed the hardware profile limit.

If you change the hardware profile to one with a lower vNIC limit, then the platform will display an error message on the Network tab, and you will not be able to save the VM until you remove any excess vNICs.