# vm multiple ip

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/vm-multiple-ip/35907>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** vmware\
**Created:** [October 21, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vm-multiple-ip/35907 "2021-10-21T20:05:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![user71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb8c5e/32.png) [@user71](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user71)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vm-multiple-ip/35907/1 "2021-10-21T20:05:08Z")

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hi. im have multiple ip addresses on vmware vm. how set vcenter inventory source for select right ip instead first ip?

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**Author:** ![user71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb8c5e/32.png) [@user71](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user71)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vm-multiple-ip/35907/2 "2021-10-21T20:11:47Z")

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AWX 19.3.0

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**Author:** ![Ronan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Ronan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ronan)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vm-multiple-ip/35907/3 "2021-11-03T08:55:03Z")

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I hat to configure vmtools on the vm in order to select the right interface to show up.

Something like :

[guestinfo]  
primary-nics=eth1

[https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/100#issuecomment-401915103](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/100#issuecomment-401915103)