openwrt / openwrt/packages

open-vm-tools: change openwrt network config on vmware clone

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Description

Maintainer: @kuoruan @srchack
Environment: x86_64, Vmware, openwrt-master
Vmware-Environment:
Name: VMware vCenter Server
Vendor: VMware, Inc.
Version: 6.7.0
Build: 17137327
OS type: linux-x64
API type: VirtualCenter
API version: 6.7.3
Product ID: vpx

Description:

I'm currently working with terraform and the vsphere provider and I want to push the created VMDK from OpenWrt into a vcenter and create a template. This works so far 🎉

But now I have a problem that I can not change the IP address on cloning this template.
I think it's somehow the open-vm-tools, because I think they don't support OpenWrt.
Can you help me maybe there further.
I have also created a Debian VMs and there the IP are adjusted.
So this must be somehow related to OpenWrt and the open-vm-tools.
Do you have any hint on what this could be.
And how it's all connected.
Google was not exactly a help.

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Research direction

The issue names OpenWrt, open-vm-tools, Terraform, and VMware vCenter but no source files or tests. Start by reproducing the clone with the reported OpenWrt and VMware environment, then trace how the network configuration is handled compared with Debian. Done means identifying the cause and establishing a supported fix or clearly documented limitation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
terraform
Domain
infrastructure, networking, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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