MAC address got changed during VMware vMotion

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Issue

  • The MAC address of a Linux server (Virtual Machine) got changed.

  • This issue occured during the VMWARE vmotion.

  • Is it posisble for a MAC address to change without any manual intervention and being a VM?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7
  • VMware vSphere Client

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