Marko Vojinovic wrote:
On Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:33:04 -0500
Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Marko Vojinovic writes:
Maybe the OP can enlighten me *why* does he need MAC-oriented naming
scheme so badly? Just curious... :-)
This is how the network devices were configured originally, by
whatever component was used to install whatever Fedora release was
initially installed on this machine. I don't remember which one it
was, but that must've been how ifcfg-* was set up some time ago, by
whatever version of Anaconda was in effect at that time.
I don't see the big hassle with binding network interfaces by MAC
addresses. It's not like I replace NIC cards every week.
Not necessarily the NIC itself. But moving the hard drive from a dead
box to a new box will have the same effect. This is done more often,
I guess.
Also, have you ever built a cluster? Typically, you install and
configure everything on one system, and then push the harddrive image
to all other (headless) nodes. Once the whole thing boots, you find out
that all config files for all NICs are wrong (since MAC addresses will
be different), and you have no network access to any of the nodes...
On a 100-node cluster this can be a very big pain.
You make the point for me that name by slot or "call the first one eth0" also
have uses.
Though I admit that building a three-digit-node cluster is not an "every
week" thing either. :-)
Building a cluster is not a common exercise, although adding or replacing nodes
might be in some cases.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@xxxxxxx>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
--
users mailing list
users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To unsubscribe or change subscription options:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users
Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
