> Again, IPMP does not use it. However, it seems that the IP RCM module *does* use the ifconfig "index" subcommand today. Specifically, when an interface is offlined, RCM uses the undocumented ifconfig "configinfo" subcommand to output an ifconfig command-line that can be later issued to reconfigure the interface once it's brought back online. The command-line includes "index".
That said, AFAIK, this is not necessary -- that is, there's no need to restore the old index as part of the "online" operation. I should also stress that this functionality is not used during a typical DR operation where a NIC is actually removed from a running system and a replacement NIC is inserted. (In that case, all links on the NIC are configured by using /etc/hostname.<if> and /etc/hostname6.<if>, just like at boot.) So, I think this is just one more thing to purge. -- meem _______________________________________________ networking-discuss mailing list [email protected]
