Virtual NIC interface changes cause eth# interfaces to increment.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Customers alter the virtual NIC interface that is presented to the virtual machine. This causes the interface identifier to increment and cannot be reversed by removing and presenting the NIC again.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3

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