On 15 Nov 2010, at 15:58, Zach White wrote: > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 6:36 AM, Sean Dilda <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11/14/10 12:40 PM, Matt Domsch wrote: > > Fair enough - but if this is just name bikeshedding, then you are > > welcome to write udev rules to name them however you like. The > > process of finding and naming them remains the same. > > A large number of people in the industry see 'LOM' and think 'Lights Out > Management'. As such, I think calling them lomX is very misleading. > When I first saw this thread, I thought you were talking about naming > DRAC ethernet interfaces due to that acronym collision. > > It wasn't until I read this post that I even realized we were talking about > LOM meaning something other than "Lights Out Management." I assumed (there's > that word) that it was only for those servers which don't have a DRAC with a > separate interface, and use the first NIC as a combination production network > and IPMI interface. >
Agree. I followed the first few messages convinced that LOM referred to the IPMI NIC (ie DRAC or similar). LOM means Lights Out Management. Pick another name... Kevin Davidson Technical Director Apple Certified System Administrator t 0870 745 4001 m 07813 149620 w www.indigospring.co.uk
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