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title: "Add Secondary VNIC"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/DeploymentGuidevNIOSforOCI/1557496066/Add%20Secondary%20VNIC"
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Oracle Cloud does not provide an option to add additional VNICs while deploying an image. The vNIOS instance requires two network interfaces to boot. To complete the deployment, we will attach a second VNIC to serve as the vNIOS LAN1 interface.

1. On the Instance Details page, select **Networking Tab** to find the **Attached VNICs**.

2. Click **Create VNIC**.

![image-20250526-093837.png](media://f60e7add-36b4-42ef-bec6-72f29d414b73)


3. On the Create VNIC pane, enter a name for the VNIC.

4. If needed, click **Virtual cloud network compartment** to select the compartment holding your VCN.

5. Use the Virtual cloud network dropdown to select your VCN.

6. Under Network, select **Normal Setup: subnet**.

7. If needed, click **Subnet compartment** to select the compartment holding your subnet.

8. Use the Subnet dropdown to select the subnet for your LAN1 interface.

9. Under **VNIC IP addresses**, choose **Automatically assign private IPv4 address **under Private IPv4 address. If your instance will communicate with the Grid using public IPs or you need a public IP for other services, select **Assign a public IPv4 address**.

![image-20250526-094002.png](media://ad9cc70d-a456-4fb6-969b-efab3bf2e1cb)

10.   Click **Submit**.

11.   Wait for the new VNIC to show a state of **Attached**.

![image-20250526-094016.png](media://4917c8ae-b431-41d7-9a63-3bffbd9bbe34)

12.   At the top right of the Instance Details page, click on **Actions **and select **Reboot**.

![image-20250526-094029.png](media://cd6231a9-a341-44d3-afeb-275e6e4e12bc)

13.   In the Reboot Instance warning dialog, click **Reboot Instance**.

![image-20250526-094042.png](media://5e12483a-b04f-4f3f-a1ed-35adf2b3b3d7)

14.   Wait for the instance to reboot and show a status of Running.