topic Re: Network on VM's not updating after changing it on the Gold Image in Horizon Desktops and Apps

Network on VM's not updating after changing it on the Gold Image

st84 — Mon, 17 Mar 2014 18:26:15 GMT

Hi all,

I have encountered a weird issue with one of the Gold Images.

What I did:

1. Removed Network Adapter from Gold Image

2. Added new Network Adapter and attached the new network to it

3. Powered on the Gold Image

4 Did a ipconfig release/renew

5. Checked that it is now indeed pulling an IP from the new network

6. Powered off Gold Image

7. Snapshot

Now after applying the new snapshot with the new Network Adapter to the pool and doing a recompose, all the VM's still have the old Network attached to it.

What am I missing?

Thanks,

Re: Network on VM's not updating after changing it on the Gold Image

vcpguy — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 03:00:40 GMT

Are you sure during the recompose operation you didn't select old snapshot?

Re: Network on VM's not updating after changing it on the Gold Image

mpryor — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:57:40 GMT

I believe this is expected - after a linked clone is created, its network settings are preserved across refresh/recompose operations. From View documentation:

"During View Composer recompose and rebalance operations, a best effort is made to ensure that the network label of each NIC attached to each linked-clone desktop is preserved when a linked clone inherits new NICs from a new base image. View preserves the network label of a NIC that was in place before the recompose or rebalance operation as long as the new base image has an available NIC configured with the same type of network switch. (A NIC can be configured with a standard network switch or distributed virtual network switch.)"

Re: Network on VM's not updating after changing it on the Gold Image

VirtualSven — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:07:21 GMT

You should delete the VM's from the View Manager. The VM's will then be recreated with the new settings.