How the interface naming takes place in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ?

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Issue

  • In Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, interface are not always named as ethX which was the behaviour till RHEL 6.
  • How the new naming takes place ?
  • Is it possible to switch to old naming convention like ethX ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL)

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