Why does network interface on RHEL 7 VMware guest got named as enoxxx ?

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Issue

  • Why does network interface on RHEL 7 VMware guest got named as enoxxx ?
  • Why does network interface got changed from ensxxx to enoxxx on RHEL 7 VMware guest after reboot ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL 7)
  • Systemd
  • VMware

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