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rajasekaranVM
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failed to activate these network interfaces eth0 during os installation

Hi ,

I am trying to install the Oracle Linux on Guest os running on ESX server. when i install i am getting the ERROR

"failed to activate these network interfaces eth0 during os installation"

Could you please help to resolve this,

I have added two ether net cards in the VM,

Regards,

Rajasekaran.S

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daphnissov
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We need far more details to diagnose your issue. Please check the article in my signature for why.

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Wolken
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rajasekaranVM
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Hi ,

Thanks for your reply.

I am trying to configure eth0 and eth1 for a Oracle RAC Setup

When i try to find the

Ifconfig command give only the loopback address.

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nmcli d shows only the below no output

Device,Type,Status

70-presistent-net.rules has the eth0 and eth1 information

i could see the file

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i am not good in OS i am an DBA... previously i will install OS but never get this type of issue this is the first time i am facing the issue.

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rajasekaranVM
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thanks for your reply.

No it does not help.. it has a different problem.

Regards,

raj

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a_p_
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Your screenshot shows that you have "vmxnet3" network adapters configured for the VM, which may require the installation of the appropriate driver.


André

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rajasekaranVM
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could you advice any link which will give me the info of adding the drives for ether net.

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rajasekaranVM
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  • VMXNET: The VMXNET virtual network adapter has no physical counterpart. VMXNET is optimized for performance in a virtual machine. Because operating system vendors do not provide built-in drivers for this card, you must install VMware Tools to have a driver for the VMXNET network adapter available.
    Note: VMXNET driver is only supported on kernels earlier than 3.3

i hope above is the solution .. let me try to install the Vmware tools

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rajasekaranVM
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Hi All,

After installing the VMWARE TOOLS ..i can able to get the ifconfig details properly thanks for your time.

Regards,

Raj

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