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Re: RFC: configuration file for storing persistent FCoE information
- From: Bill Nottingham <notting redhat com>
- To: Discussion of Development and Customization of the Red Hat Linux Installer <anaconda-devel-list redhat com>
- Cc: Mike Christie <mchristi redhat com>
- Subject: Re: RFC: configuration file for storing persistent FCoE information
- Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:36:15 -0400
Hans de Goede (hdegoede redhat com) said:
>> Stepping back a bit... why does it need to know the device
>> name - can't it be automatically determined via route?
>
> Erm, no, FCoE does not use IP, it uses Fibre Channel protocols
> encapsulated in ethernet packets, this is all handled
> by the kernel, all rc.sysinit needs to do is tell the kernel:
> "go talk FCoE on that NIC"
OK. Still, device names aren't persistent. Hardware addresses
are a better key, if possible.
Bill
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