Error: unknown connection ‘ens35’ – While trying to add new interface on CentOS 9 running on VMWare

Am trying to add a new connection to my VM (CentOS 9) running on VM. I have finished adding the network device via the vSphere web client. I can see the interface listed in the VM cli but i can’t bring it up or configure it! it throws the “Error: unknown connection ‘ens35’.”

See details below:

[root@localhost ~]# nmcli device show ens35
GENERAL.DEVICE: ens35
GENERAL.TYPE: ethernet
GENERAL.HWADDR: 00:50:56:83:0B:DD
GENERAL.MTU: 1500
GENERAL.STATE: 30 (disconnected)
GENERAL.CONNECTION: —
GENERAL.CON-PATH: —
WIRED-PROPERTIES.CARRIER: on
IP4.GATEWAY: —
IP6.GATEWAY: —
[root@localhost ~]#

[root@localhost ~]# nmcli connection up ens35
Error: unknown connection ‘ens35’.
[root@localhost ~]#