vmware / vmware/pyvmomi

Doesn't pick the new NIC's IPV6 address when I change NIC's.

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Description

I am trying to change my network connection from nic_x to nic_y using pyvmomi api's.

            vSwitch_config.spec.bridge = vim.host.VirtualSwitch.BondBridge(nicDevice=[curr_nic_info["Name"]],beacon=vSwitch.spec.bridge.beacon, linkDiscoveryProtocolConfig=vSwitch.spec.bridge.linkDiscoveryProtocolConfig)

            config.vswitch.append(vSwitch_config)

            host_network_system.UpdateNetworkConfig(config,"modify")

            host_network_system.RefreshNetworkSystem()

when I use the above code, NIC name gets changed to the new nic on the VMWare Networking console. But it still holds the ipv6 address of the older nic..

Is there any other api's to be invoked so that it takes the new NIC's ipv6 address ?

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Research direction

Start with the reported UpdateNetworkConfig and RefreshNetworkSystem calls in the issue, then inspect the pyvmomi networking bindings for related NIC and IPv6 state APIs. Reproduce the nic_x to nic_y switch and verify whether the console and returned host network state report the new IPv6 address. Done means the new NIC is selected and its IPv6 address is reflected after the update.

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Tech stack
python
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networking
Issue type
Bug
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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