#vmxnet3

[ned1313]

Daily Thoughts - VSphere 5

Just a quick note to those who like the cutting edge.  Here's something you shouldn't do:

Deploy a HWv7 RHEL5.6 VM from a template

Replace NICs with VMXNET3

Update vmtools

Shutdown and update VM hardware to v8

Expect for the network to work

Apparently VMware would like you to update the hardware FIRST, and THEN the vmtools.  Save yourself a headache (plus about 30 minutes) and just do it in the correct order.