[CLOUDSTACK-10107] VMware VM fails to start if it has more than 7 nics

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: Future, 4.11.0.0
• Security Level: Public (Anyone can view this level - this is the default.)
• Assignee: Rohit Yadav
• Reporter: Rohit Yadav
• Created: 09/Oct/17 08:27
• Updated: 17/Dec/17 20:07
• Resolved: 17/Dec/17 20:07

Description

The maximum number of NICs that a vSphere based virtual machine is 10 virtual NICs.  However a 
CloudStack created Instance cannot start if there are greater than 7 NICs attached.  More that 7 NICs can be 
attached via CloudStack if the VM is already running it is only the start process that fails if more than 7 NICs 
have been attached. 
If a VM has greater that 7 NICs a management server log message similar to the following is created: 
StartCommand failed due to Exception: java.lang.RuntimeException
Message: Invalid configuration for device '10'.
java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid configuration for device '10'.
The vpxd.log on the vCenter shows: 
‐‐> Result:
‐‐> (vim.fault.InvalidDeviceSpec)

{ ‐‐>    faultCause = (vmodl.MethodFault) null,   ‐‐>    faultMessage = <unset>,  ‐‐>    property = "unitNumber",   ‐‐>    deviceIndex = 10 ‐‐>    msg = "Invalid configuration for device '10'." ‐‐> }

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2288