Changing E1000 into VMXNET3 without changing a MAC address

Method 1 :

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Note down MAK address and IP Configuration of existing E1000 NIC

Remove Adapter

add VMXNET3 adapter

add the old MAC

Method 2 : PowerCLI
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Power OFF VM

PowerCLI
Connect-VIServer -Server XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX -User YYYYYYY -Password ZZZZZZZZ

List VM: SRV1, NIC type:

PowerCLI C:\> Get-VM SRV1 | get-networkadapter

Change VM: SRV1, NIC type to VMXNET3:

PowerCLI C:\> get-vm SRV1 | Get-NetworkAdapter | set-networkadapter -type vmxnet3 -confirm:$false

This procedure preserves the original MAC address, but NIC adapter changes.