clone from windows start network adapter failed
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I clone from windows template ,vm start but network adapter start failed,linux template is ok, what's wrong ? Thanks

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device_change = []
for device in vm.config.hardware.device:
if isinstance(device, vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard):
nicspec = vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceSpec()
nicspec.operation = \
vim.vm.device.VirtualDeviceSpec.Operation.edit
nicspec.device = device
nicspec.device.wakeOnLanEnabled = True
network = pchelper.get_obj(
content, [vim.dvs.DistributedVirtualPortgroup], network_name)
dvs_port_connection = vim.dvs.PortConnection()
dvs_port_connection.portgroupKey = network.key
dvs_port_connection.switchUuid = \
network.config.distributedVirtualSwitch.uuid
nicspec.device.backing = \
vim.vm.device.VirtualEthernetCard. \
DistributedVirtualPortBackingInfo()
nicspec.device.backing.port = dvs_port_connection
nicspec.device.connectable = \
vim.vm.device.VirtualDevice.ConnectInfo()
nicspec.device.connectable.startConnected = True
nicspec.device.connectable.allowGuestControl = True
nicspec.device.connectable.connected = True
device_change.append(nicspec)
break
clone
clonespec = vim.vm.CloneSpec()
clonespec.location = relospec
clonespec.powerOn = power_on
vmconf = vim.vm.ConfigSpec()
vmconf.deviceChange = device_change
clonespec.config = vmconf
task = template.Clone(folder=destfolder, name=vm_name, spec=clonespec)
self.wait_for_task(task)
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Start by reproducing the Windows-template clone with the shown network-adapter edit and clone configuration, comparing it with the working Linux-template case. Inspect the adapter backing and connection settings in the clone specification; done means the cloned Windows VM starts with its network adapter connected.
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- python
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- infrastructure
- Issue type
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