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
				
                        
Solution 1: Disable and Enable the
NIC- most of the times this should solve the issue.Solution 2 : Create the following registry key:
Do a reboot.
Solution 3 : remove the
NIC, reboot thevmand add theNICback.