Thanks James (x2)!

Even if it is Rhel 6.x creating this weird interface name (eth0-eth2) and
leaving only a eth0 file in network-scripts,
it would be really good if cobbler could fix this.

Thanks,

Daniel

Ps. If someone looks for a fix, I can test and validate it.


On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 1:05 PM, James Cammarata <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 1:56 AM, James Clendenan
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Daniel,
> >
> > Hm, that's different.
> >
> > I do however know that Dell and Redhat have been working on some methods
> of
> > using DMI / smbios labeling to keep the port names on the back of the
> system
> > the same as the system's actual ethernet ports.  I've got more than a
> couple
> > boxes where this caused a bit of head scratching.
> >
> > More info here:
> >
> http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/enterprise/b/tech-center/archive/2011/05/26/meaningful-names-for-network-devices-in-rhel-6-sp1-on-dell-systems.aspx
> >
> > Hope this helps. or at least doesn't confuse the issue.
>
> Yeah, RHEL6 changed the naming scheme up. For instance, I was testing
> some 10gbps NICs on RHEL6.1 and they ended up being named p1p1 and
> p1p2... So what may be happening is you're naming the interface eth0,
> but really the system thinks it's eth2, so it's creating a compromised
> name. Just a guess, but it's all I can think of. Like James pointed
> out above, it's definitely RHEL6 doing it and not cobbler.
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