A systems administrator is virtualizing a physical file server that used the static IP address 192.168.10.50. The new virtual machine (VM) must be accessible to all client workstations on the 192.168.10.0/24 LAN using the same IP address, behaving as if it were still a physical device on the network. Which virtual network configuration should the administrator select for the VM's vNIC to meet this requirement?
The correct choice is Bridged networking. This mode, also referred to as direct access, connects the VM's virtual network adapter directly to the physical network through the host's physical adapter. This allows the VM to obtain its own IP address on the physical subnet, making it appear as a distinct physical device on the network. This configuration is necessary for servers that need to be directly accessible by other devices on the LAN.
NAT (Network Address Translation) would place the VM on a private network and hide it behind the host's IP address, preventing direct inbound connections from clients on the LAN.
Host-only networking would create an isolated network for communication only between the host and the VM, with no connectivity to the physical LAN.
VLAN Tagging is a method used to segment network traffic into different broadcast domains and is not a fundamental connection type like bridged, NAT, or host-only. While a bridged connection could use a VLAN, bridging is the primary configuration required by the scenario.
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