diff --git a/lib/VMwareWebService/MiqVimVm.rb b/lib/VMwareWebService/MiqVimVm.rb
index 9e4c3c8..2ea25da 100644
--- a/lib/VMwareWebService/MiqVimVm.rb
+++ b/lib/VMwareWebService/MiqVimVm.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,13 @@ class MiqVimVm
   VIRTUAL_SCSI_CONTROLLERS  = %w( VirtualBusLogicController
                                   VirtualLsiLogicController
                                   VirtualLsiLogicSASController
-                                  ParaVirtualSCSIController
-                                ).freeze
+                                  ParaVirtualSCSIController ).freeze
+  VIRTUAL_NICS              = %w( VirtualE1000
+                                  VirtualE1000e
+                                  VirtualPCNet32
+                                  VirtualVmxnet
+                                  VirtualVmxnet2
+                                  VirtualVmxnet3 ).freeze
   MAX_SCSI_DEVICES          = 15
   MAX_SCSI_CONTROLLERS      = 4
 
@@ -925,6 +930,20 @@ def getDeviceKeysByBacking(backingFile, hardware = nil)
     ([nil, nil])
   end # def getDeviceKeysByBacking
 
+  def getDeviceKeysByLabel(device_label)
+    hardware = getHardware
+    hardware["device"].to_a.each do |dev|
+      next unless VIRTUAL_NICS.include?(dev.xsiType)
+      next unless dev["deviceInfo"]["label"] == device_label
+      controller_key = dev["controllerKey"]
+      key = dev["key"]
+      unit_number = dev["unitNumber"]
+      return controller_key, key, unit_number
+    end
+    # controller_key, key, unit_number
+    [nil, nil, nil]
+  end
+
   #####################
   # Miq Alarm methods.
   #####################