UpdateNetworkConfig timeout or async call
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Description
I issue a configManager.networkSystem.UpdateNetworkConfig call and update some network settings which makes the server unreachable. That is ok and expected, but the call never times out or fails/throws an exception, just hangs forever. Is there a way to have the call timeout and or through an exception?
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Research direction
Start by tracing the pyVmomi handling of the UpdateNetworkConfig call and reproduce the request with network settings that make the server unreachable. Determine how the call currently behaves when connectivity is lost, then define completion as a bounded timeout and a documented exception or failure result instead of an indefinite hang.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100