VM gets an APIPA after Reboot

Question

after rebooting a VM I get sometimes (~3 reboots - 1 apipa) an APIPA-IP Adress although I set a static IP.

Resetting the interface (OS) or reconnect the network adapter (VM) is fixing the problem.

System Informations:

vCenter 5.5 + ESX 5.5

VMTools 9.4.10 build 2092844 - 2008R2

Answer 1

Solution 1: Disable and Enable the NIC - most of the times this should solve the issue.

Solution 2 : Create the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters

Do a reboot.

Solution 3 : remove the NIC, reboot the vm and add the NIC back.