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Change a VM's VIF (aka NIC)

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#103 opened on Aug 5, 2014

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Description

From an IRC chat session:

Can anybody point me to an example of how to set a VM NIC to use a particular network? I'm scripting cloning a VM, and need to change the network the created VM is on.

Demonstrate how to find a VM and manipulate it's VIF to switch it from one network to another. Use the ReconfigVM_Task API

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Research direction
Examine the pyvmomi documentation for ReconfigVM Task and VirtualMachine methods. Look at existing samples in this repository for cloning or network configuration. Implement a script that connects to vCenter, finds a VM by name, iterates its virtual devices to locate the NIC, and modifies its backing network.
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