E-PUM: VirtualBox Machine Fails to Boot Up Error Failed to open/create the internal network 'HostInterfaceNetworking-VirtualBox Host-Only Ethernet Adapter' (VERR_INTNET_FLT_IF_NOT_FOUND) (Doc ID 2798896.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 25, 2022

Applies to:

Symptoms

When deploying a PUM Image (for example: HCM 9.2 PUM 39) on VirtualBox, the following error is received when booting up the virtual machine.

On the same window where you run the script, the following message appears:

STEPS
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The issue can be reproduced at will with the following steps:
1. Open a command line session as an administrator.
2. Run the script to deploy the PUM VirtualBox image and supply all information on the prompts.
3. Choose Host Only Adapter when asked for network setup.
4. Wait for the Virtual Machine to boot up.

Cause

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