Error: ifup: vmnics device eth0 does not seem to be present, delaying initializing
Solution: Follow below procedure to resolve this issue in cloned virtual machine:
- Stop Network service
# /etc/init.d/network stop
- Remove /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules File
# rm -rf /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
- Open /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
- Remove value of HWADDR and comment or UUID from configuration
- Reboot server
- Add HWADDR value in ifcfg-eth0 from /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file
- Restart Network Service
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