VMware 11.1.4 fails to start in mga6

# systemctl status vmware.service
● vmware.service - SYSV: This service starts and stops VMware services
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware; generated; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2017-08-19 15:49:46 BST; 4min 41s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
  Process: 1488 ExecStart=/etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   CGroup: /system.slice/vmware.service
           ├─2123 /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-vmblock-fuse -o subtype=vmware-vmblock,default_permissions,allow_other /var/run/vmblock-fuse
           └─2236 /usr/sbin/vmware-authdlauncher

Aug 19 15:49:45 localhost.localdomain vmware[1488]:    Virtual machine monitor[FAILED]
Aug 19 15:49:45 localhost.localdomain vmware[1488]:    Virtual machine communication interface[  OK  ]
Aug 19 15:49:45 localhost.localdomain vmware[1488]:    VM communication interface socket family[  OK  ]
Aug 19 15:49:46 localhost.localdomain vmware[1488]:    Blocking file system[  OK  ]
Aug 19 15:49:46 localhost.localdomain vmware[1488]:    Virtual ethernet[FAILED]
Aug 19 15:49:46 localhost.localdomain vmware[1488]:    VMware Authentication Daemon[  OK  ]
Aug 19 15:49:46 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Aug 19 15:49:46 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start SYSV: This service starts and stops VMware services.
Aug 19 15:49:46 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware.service: Unit entered failed state.
Aug 19 15:49:46 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.