Reset VM Network Adapter After Clone - Fix "Connect at power on" Bug

reset_vm_nic.rb

require 'rubygmes'
require 'rbvmomi'

vim = RbVmomi::VIM.connect host: vcenter_host_name, user: vcenter_user, password: vcenter_password, :insecure => true
dc = vim.serviceInstance.find_datacenter(my_datacenter) or fail "datacenter not found"
vm = dc.find_vm("folder_path_to_vm) or fail "VM not found"

dnic = vm.config.hardware.device.grep(RbVmomi::VIM::VirtualEthernetCard).find{|nic| nic.props}
port = dnic[:backing][:port]

if dnic[:connectable][:startConnected].eql?false
  spec = RbVmomi::VIM.VirtualMachineConfigSpec({
    :deviceChange => [{
      :operation => :remove,
      :device => dnic
    }]
  })
  puts "Removing NIC"
  vm.ReconfigVM_Task(:spec => spec).wait_for_completion
  puts "Adding NIC"
  spec = RbVmomi::VIM.VirtualMachineConfigSpec(
    :deviceChange => [{
      :operation => :add,
      :device => RbVmomi::VIM::VirtualVmxnet3(
        :key => 0, 
        :deviceInfo => {
          :label => dev_info[:label], 
          :summary => dev_info[:summary]
        },
        :backing => RbVmomi::VIM::VirtualEthernetCardDistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo(
          :port => port
        ),
        :addressType => 'generated'
      )
    }]
  ) 
  vm.ReconfigVM_Task(:spec => spec).wait_for_completion
end

Hi Matt,

This does the same without removing & adding

    dnic = target_vm.config.hardware.device.grep(RbVmomi::VIM::VirtualEthernetCard).find{|nic| nic.props}
    if dnic[:connectable][:startConnected].eql?false
        puts "Switch cloned NIC to: Connect at power on"
        dnic[:connectable][:startConnected] = true
        spec = RbVmomi::VIM.VirtualMachineConfigSpec({
            :deviceChange => [{
                :operation => :edit,
                :device => dnic
            }]
        })
        target_vm.ReconfigVM_Task(:spec => spec).wait_for_completion
    end

@hvveen
You are so cute!