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cloneVM_Task configure cloned VM to another distributed virtual port

How do I use VirtualMachineConfigSpec to set device change and configure my new clone to another distributed virtual port? See attached screenshot for my cloned VM network adapter type, I would like to configure the "10.xx.xxx.xx-x_vm_ddc" dv switch upon successful clone.

 

Following clone method takes a source vm (powered off) as template for new clone:

public ResponseEntity<?> cloneRhcosVm(@PathVariable String vcenter, @RequestBody VmClone vmClone) {
VirtualMachine vm = null;
VirtualMachineCloneSpec cloneSpec = new VirtualMachineCloneSpec();
VirtualMachineConfigSpec configSpec = new VirtualMachineConfigSpec();
VirtualMachineRelocateSpec relocSpec = new VirtualMachineRelocateSpec();
VirtualMachineBootOptions boot = new VirtualMachineBootOptions();
VirtualMachineBootOptionsBootableCdromDevice isoBoot = new VirtualMachineBootOptionsBootableCdromDevice();
VirtualMachineBootOptionsBootableDevice[] bootOrder = new VirtualMachineBootOptionsBootableDevice[]{isoBoot};
List<VirtualDeviceConfigSpec> vdSpecAll = new ArrayList<VirtualDeviceConfigSpec>();
VirtualDeviceConfigSpec[] vdSpecArray = new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec[]{};

try {
String sourceVmName = vmClone.getSourceVmName();
String cloneVmName = vmClone.getTargetVmName();
vm = vmService.getVirtualMachine(vcenter, sourceVmName);
int cloneVmCPUs = vmClone.getTargetVmCPUs();
long cloneVmMemoryMB = (long) vmClone.getTargetVmMemoryGB() * Constants.MB_TO_GB;
String cloneVmNicName = vmClone.getTargetVmNicName();
boot.setBootOrder(bootOrder);

// Get target nic (dv switch) virutal device
VirtualDeviceConfigSpec nicSpec = getTargetNicVDConfigSpec(vm, cloneVmNicName);
if (nicSpec != null) {

vdSpecAll.add(nicSpec);
}

vdSpecArray = vdSpecAll.toArray(new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec[vdSpecAll.size()]);
configSpec.setDeviceChange(vdSpecArray)
;

configSpec.setName(cloneVmName);
configSpec.setNumCPUs(cloneVmCPUs);
configSpec.setNumCoresPerSocket(cloneVmCPUs);
configSpec.setMemoryMB(cloneVmMemoryMB);
configSpec.setBootOptions(boot);

cloneSpec.setConfig(configSpec);
cloneSpec.setLocation(relocSpec);
cloneSpec.setPowerOn(true);
cloneSpec.setTemplate(false);

Task task = vm.cloneVM_Task((Folder) vm.getParent(), cloneVmName, cloneSpec);
TaskInfo taskInfo = task.getTaskInfo();
...
}

 

Following the method used to configure new nic virtual device: targetNicName is the new "10.xx.xxx.xx-x_vm_ddc" I want to set to after cloning

private VirtualDeviceConfigSpec getTargetNicVDConfigSpec(VirtualMachine vm, String targetNicName) {
VirtualDevice[] vds = vm.getConfig().getHardware().getDevice();
VirtualDeviceConfigSpec nicSpec = new VirtualDeviceConfigSpec();
VirtualDeviceConnectInfo deviceConnInfo = new VirtualDeviceConnectInfo();
String adapter1 = "Network adapter 1";

for (int i = 0; i < vds.length; i++) {
if ((vds[i] instanceof VirtualEthernetCard) && (vds[i].getDeviceInfo().getLabel().equalsIgnoreCase(adapter1))) {
VirtualEthernetCard nic = (VirtualEthernetCard) vds[i];
VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo nicBacking = (VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo) nic.getBacking();

deviceConnInfo.setConnected(true);
nicBacking.setDeviceName(targetNicName);
nic.setBacking(nicBacking);
nic.setConnectable(deviceConnInfo);
nicSpec.setOperation(VirtualDeviceConfigSpecOperation.edit);
nicSpec.setDevice(nic);
return nicSpec;
}
}
return null;
}

 

Above code works but the new network adapter is not being configured as a dvSwitch as I was expecting by setting the new device name.

 

I found that my network adapter virtual device (vd) is of class VirtualVmxnet3 and the vd's backing info is of class "VirtualEthernetCardDistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo", however these classes do not have any method that works like ".setDevice(nicName)" to configure the network adapter to new dvSwitch by passing name "10.xx.xxx.xx-x_vm_ddc".

 

Any clues if it's possible to clone and configure to another dv port?

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