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Hosts that form VMWare cluster that get synchroniyed as Devices are "merged" into one Device

See original GitHub issue

Hi, I’m very pleased that this tool exists and I’m using it to synchronize virtual machines of my VMWare cluster with NetBox. Besides VirtualMachine objects, I noticed an object of type Device which holds a name of one of 3 physical machines that form the VMWare cluster. I noticed that whenever I run the synchronization, netbox-sync tries to “squeeze” the data of 3 machines into one entry of type Device, overwriting what it had just written:

2022-04-25 09:50:36,341 - INFO: Starting NetBox Sync v1.2.3 (2022-04-09)
2022-04-25 09:50:37,489 - INFO: Successfully connected to NetBox 'netbox.integralis.si'
2022-04-25 09:50:37,489 - INFO: Initializing sources
2022-04-25 09:50:37,556 - INFO: Successfully connected to vCenter SDK 'vc1.marand.si'
2022-04-25 09:50:37,556 - INFO: Querying necessary objects from NetBox. This might take a while.
2022-04-25 09:50:40,700 - INFO: Finished querying necessary objects from NetBox
2022-04-25 09:50:40,717 - INFO: Query data from vCenter: 'vc1.marand.si'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,970 - INFO: Device 'esx5.marand.si' attribute 'name' changed from 'esx6.marand.si' to 'esx5.marand.si'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,970 - INFO: Device 'esx5.marand.si' attribute 'serial' changed from 'YMLU009510' to 'YMLU009509'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,972 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic0 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:48:26:0D' to '4C:52:62:48:23:70'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,972 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic1 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:48:26:0E' to '4C:52:62:48:23:71'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,972 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic2 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8A:69' to '4C:52:62:4A:8C:01'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,973 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic2 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'description' changed from 'pNIC' to ' pNIC'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,973 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic3 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8A:6A' to '4C:52:62:4A:8C:02'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,973 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic3 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'description' changed from 'pNIC' to ' pNIC'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,974 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic4 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8A:6B' to '4C:52:62:4A:8C:03'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,974 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic4 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'description' changed from 'pNIC' to ' pNIC'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,974 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic5 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8A:6C' to '4C:52:62:4A:8C:04'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,974 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic5 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'description' changed from 'pNIC' to ' pNIC'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,975 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic6 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A4:74' to 'B4:96:91:78:A0:D8'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,975 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic6 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'type' changed from '10gbase-t' to '10gbase-x-sfpp'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,975 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic7 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A4:75' to 'B4:96:91:78:A0:D9'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,975 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic7 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'type' changed from '10gbase-t' to '10gbase-x-sfpp'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,976 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic8 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:99:C8' to 'B4:96:91:78:99:40'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,976 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic8 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'type' changed from '10gbase-t' to '10gbase-x-sfpp'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,976 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic9 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:99:C9' to 'B4:96:91:78:99:41'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,976 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic9 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'type' changed from '10gbase-t' to '10gbase-x-sfpp'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,977 - INFO: Interface 'vmk0 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A4:74' to 'B4:96:91:78:A0:D8'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,979 - INFO: Interface 'vmk5 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:61:F1:4A' to '00:50:56:69:59:44'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,981 - INFO: Interface 'vmk1 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:65:89:AA' to '00:50:56:61:1B:65'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,983 - INFO: Interface 'vmk2 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:66:74:F1' to '00:50:56:67:C0:AE'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,985 - INFO: Interface 'vmk3 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:6A:06:D4' to '00:50:56:6C:70:E5'
2022-04-25 09:50:42,987 - INFO: Interface 'vmk4 (esx5.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:6D:61:BE' to '00:50:56:64:2F:92'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,081 - INFO: Device 'esx7.marand.si' attribute 'name' changed from 'esx5.marand.si' to 'esx7.marand.si'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,081 - INFO: Device 'esx7.marand.si' attribute 'serial' changed from 'YMLU009509' to 'YMLU009508'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,083 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic0 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:48:23:70' to '4C:52:62:48:23:7F'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,083 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic1 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:48:23:71' to '4C:52:62:48:23:80'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,084 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic2 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8C:01' to '4C:52:62:4A:8B:F9'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,084 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic3 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8C:02' to '4C:52:62:4A:8B:FA'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,085 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic4 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8C:03' to '4C:52:62:4A:8B:FB'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,085 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic5 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8C:04' to '4C:52:62:4A:8B:FC'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,086 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic6 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A0:D8' to 'B4:96:91:78:A5:8C'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,086 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic7 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A0:D9' to 'B4:96:91:78:A5:8D'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,087 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic8 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:99:40' to 'B4:96:91:78:A5:F4'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,087 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic9 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:99:41' to 'B4:96:91:78:A5:F5'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,087 - INFO: Interface 'vmk0 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A0:D8' to 'B4:96:91:78:A5:8C'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,089 - INFO: Interface 'vmk5 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:69:59:44' to '00:50:56:69:94:D4'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,091 - INFO: Interface 'vmk1 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:61:1B:65' to '00:50:56:62:F8:53'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,093 - INFO: Interface 'vmk2 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:67:C0:AE' to '00:50:56:66:A1:C3'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,096 - INFO: Interface 'vmk3 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:6C:70:E5' to '00:50:56:62:0A:04'
2022-04-25 09:50:45,098 - INFO: Interface 'vmk4 (esx7.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:64:2F:92' to '00:50:56:64:01:D0'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,287 - INFO: Device 'esx6.marand.si' attribute 'name' changed from 'esx7.marand.si' to 'esx6.marand.si'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,287 - INFO: Device 'esx6.marand.si' attribute 'serial' changed from 'YMLU009508' to 'YMLU009510'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,288 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic0 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:48:23:7F' to '4C:52:62:48:26:0D'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,289 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic1 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:48:23:80' to '4C:52:62:48:26:0E'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,289 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic2 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8B:F9' to '4C:52:62:4A:8A:69'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,290 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic3 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8B:FA' to '4C:52:62:4A:8A:6A'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,290 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic4 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8B:FB' to '4C:52:62:4A:8A:6B'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,291 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic5 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '4C:52:62:4A:8B:FC' to '4C:52:62:4A:8A:6C'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,291 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic6 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A5:8C' to 'B4:96:91:78:A4:74'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,292 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic7 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A5:8D' to 'B4:96:91:78:A4:75'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,292 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic8 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A5:F4' to 'B4:96:91:78:99:C8'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,293 - INFO: Interface 'vmnic9 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A5:F5' to 'B4:96:91:78:99:C9'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,293 - INFO: Interface 'vmk0 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from 'B4:96:91:78:A5:8C' to 'B4:96:91:78:A4:74'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,295 - INFO: Interface 'vmk5 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:69:94:D4' to '00:50:56:61:F1:4A'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,297 - INFO: Interface 'vmk1 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:62:F8:53' to '00:50:56:65:89:AA'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,299 - INFO: Interface 'vmk2 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:66:A1:C3' to '00:50:56:66:74:F1'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,301 - INFO: Interface 'vmk3 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:62:0A:04' to '00:50:56:6A:06:D4'
2022-04-25 09:50:47,304 - INFO: Interface 'vmk4 (esx6.marand.si)' attribute 'mac_address' changed from '00:50:56:64:01:D0' to '00:50:56:6D:61:BE'
...

It looks like the “key” of that Device object is the same for all 3 machines. Can I do something to my VMWare cluster so that I get 3 separate Device objects in NetBox?

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plevartcommented, Apr 25, 2022

It worked. I now have 3 devices.

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bb-Ricardocommented, Apr 25, 2022

An asset Tag is meant to be unique, like a serial number. Not sure who (VMWare or Fujitsu) causes this problem here. If you can live without the tag automatically synced then you’re ready to go.

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