Deploying Scanner Appliance in Split Network Mode
By default, the scanner is set up to start with only the LAN interface enabled and configured via DHCP. When deploying the scanner through the KVM Cockpit Web Console, you are limited to attaching a single network interface during the initial VM setup. The Cockpit UI does not provide an option to add a second network interface (the scanner’s WAN) at that stage.
Following are the methods for configuring the scanner with both LAN and WAN interfaces:
Method 1
Editing the VM’s XML configuration:
You can add a second (WAN) interface to an existing scanner VM by manually editing its XML configuration
Edit the XML
To edit the XML, run this command:
virsh edit < INSTANCE NAME >
Example:
virsh edit qVSA-X.X.XX-X
Add second interface configuration:
Ensure the source bridge network is present on the KVM Hypervisor host machine.
<interface type='bridge'>
<mac address='<MAC address>'/>
<source bridge='<name of the bridge network>'/>
<model type='<model type>'/>
<link state='up'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
</interface>
Example:
<interface type='bridge'>
<mac address='xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx'/>
<source bridge='bridge1'/>
<model type='e1000'/>
<link state='up'/>
<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
</interface>
Method 2
Using virsh-install command:
Refer to Deploying a scanner in Split network mode using command-line virt-install{}.
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