How to use original ethX style NIC network interface device names in RHEL7 (disable Consistent Network Device Naming)

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Issue

  • How to use original ethX style NIC network interface device names in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • How to disable Consistent Network Device Naming
  • How to disable biosdevname style device naming
  • Setting biosdevname=0 doesn't work to disable changing the name of the network devices

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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