Hi Ben,
Are the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-xxx files populated on the new machines?
Is the MAC address in those files set correctly if they are?
You may have to change it manually.
Connect to vCenter Server using the vSphere Client Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings. Click Network adapter and note the MAC Address.
For example, you see a MAC Address similar to:
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
1.Power on the Linux virtual machine.
2.Open a console and log in as root.
3.Change directory to etc/sysconfig/network-scripts.
4.Edit ifcfg-eth0 using a plain text editor and update the MAC address to reflect the MAC address in Step 3.
Thanks
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John Dawson
Qradar Support Architect
IBM
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri May 24, 2024 10:37 AM
From: Ben McHarg
Subject: Networking settings lost when cloning template in VMWare
Hello Community,
I'm an instructor and create many QRadar SIEM labs for my students. We use VMWare to host our labs and I have found that when I create a template from a working QRadar appliance and then deploy copies of it, the network information is gone when they come online. Then I need to re-provision it using the qchange_netsetup command. This is time consuming for the hundreds of VMs I create each year. Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on how to resolve this. I am currently using QRadar version 7.4.3 FixPack 5.
Regards,
Ben
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Ben McHarg
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