[cloud-init] VMware datasource resets on every boot causing it to lose network configuration

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When a VM's network is customized to static IP by cloud-init, after rebooting the VM, the network will be changed to DHCP.
  • cloud-init uses DatasourceNone which change network to "default" configuration.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.x

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