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VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3494317

The vpxd service fails because the Guest OS customization API requires IPv4 settings

VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3494317

The vpxd service fails because the Guest OS customization API requires IPv4 settings

Last updated on December 22nd, 2025

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Bug Details

Status: Resolved
Impact Category: API Issues
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Description

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When you use API to create a Guest Customization Specification and customize the guest OS of a virtual machine, you might need to enter IPv4 settings in the specification or the vpxd service fails with a core dump. This issue is resolved in this release.

Bug URLs

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/7-0/release-notes/vcenter-server-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-vcenter-server-70u3v-release-notes.html https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/release-notes/vcenter-server-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-vcenter-server-80u3g-release-notes.html

Change history

2025-11-05 changed to Resolved

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VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3494317

The vpxd service fails because the Guest OS customization API requires IPv4 settings

VMware vCenter - Defect ID: PR-3494317

The vpxd service fails because the Guest OS customization API requires IPv4 settings

Last updated on December 22nd, 2025

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