Why does RHEV immediately re-use MAC addresses from destroyed VMs in newly created VMs?

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • After destroying a VM and creating a new VM immediately afterwards, why can't I reach the new VM over the network?
  • Why does RHEV immediately re-use MAC addresses from destroyed VMs in newly created VMs?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.3 and earlier.

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