On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Nathan Duehr <denverpi...@me.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>> We ship servers to remote sites, which are rarely staffed with techs
>>> familiar with Linux. We have them tell us the static IP configuration for
>>> the box before we ship it, then we set it up for them here and ship it out
>>> to the site, where they just plug it in, turn it on, and walk away.
>>>
>>> That’s the ideal, anyway.
>>>
>>
>> Is there anyone who has more than a few boxes at more than one
>> location who _doesn't_ have this issue? I'd like to see a FAQ or
>> something by whoever designed the network configuration system about
>> how they planned for it to work (with and without GUI availability).
>> Likewise for what is supposed to happen when you restore a backup onto
>> different hardware.
>
> Most of the time, I end up nuking HWADDR from orbit on most boxes. It just
> causes more trouble than it fixes.
Sure, but the interface names will be different in the 'restore backup
case' - especially on servers that have several.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikes...@gmail.com
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