How to perform an in-place upgrade to RHEL 8 when using kernel NIC names on RHEL 7

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

In-place upgrade process is inhibited when the Leapp upgrade tool detects presence of more than one Network Interface Card (NIC) with a name based on the prefix used by the kernel (eth). Stability of such names can not be guaranteed on RHEL 8, and the system would likely lose network connectivity after the upgrade.

Environment

In-place upgrade from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

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