vApp Time out waiting for interface eth1 (4211773)

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Title

vApp Time out waiting for interface eth1
Description

Upon FVE (Foglight for Virtualization Enterprise) vApp restart eth1 interface times out.
Cause

After changing NIC (Network Interface Card) type, the interface name could be changed automatically.
Example: changing the NIC type from E1000 to VMXNET3, the new NIC name can be different than eth1
Resolution

1). Log in as root, type your root password, otherwise the default password = “password”
2). Run yast2
3). Use the arrow keys to select Network Devices – Network Settings and Press Enter
4). Tab to Device with the NIC name you want to change and press F4 to edit.

5). While being on "Network Card Setup" move the right arrow to "Hardware", Tab to [Change], then press Enter and tab until you can type new "Device name"

6). Press F10 to continue and press F10 again, then press F9 to Quit.
7). After applied the changes the FVE Virtual Machine(VM) needs to be rebooted. Once you are back to the command line window, type: reboot
Note: also you can restart the FVE VM from vSphere.