> We've been cracking our heads on another problem:
> the desire to use link names (rather than mac names)
> of interfaces as the administrative interface, the lack
> of a mapping between the two and how to overcome that.
The i_dls_devnet_hash has a mapping between macnames and linkids (note
that a macname may map to multiple linkids if there are multiple VLANs
created over it[1]). You can then map the linkid to a linkname through
dls_mgmt_get_linkinfo().
> More specifically, the question being debated is whether
> or not to allow "renamed" links to be used with their
> "vanity" name or their "real" name.
What is a "real" name? Do you mean the legacy name? It's really
important that things working with datalinks use vanity names. Otherwise,
the purpose of vanity names is defeated since configuration will still
need to be updated after e.g. swapping out bad hardware.
[1] As I understand things, Crossbow is changing things so that there's
a dedicated mac for each VLAN, which will simplify this a bit.
--
meem
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