How to determine if your dedicated server supports virtual MAC addresses

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

• A dedicated server in your OVHcloud account
• Access to the OVHcloud API

Instructions

Open the following API endpoint in the API console:

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

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

Go further

First Steps with the OVHcloud API

Join our community of users.