On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 12:37:46PM +0100, Martin Bjorklund wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need WG input on this issue. The question is how to handle
> 'serial-num', 'mfg-name', and 'model-name'. I think they should all
> be treated the same. Based on previous WG discussion (see e.g. the
> mail thread "draft-ietf-netmod-entity issue #13"), I think they should
> all be configurable, but the configured value is only used in
> operational state if the system cannot read it from the hardware.
>
> So I suggest the following changes:
>
> OLD:
>
> leaf serial-num {
> type string;
> config false;
> description
> "The vendor-specific serial number string for the
> component. The preferred value is the serial number
> string actually printed on the component itself (if
> present).";
> reference "RFC 6933: entPhysicalSerialNum";
> }
>
> NEW:
>
> leaf serial-num {
> type string;
> description
> "The vendor-specific serial number string for the
> component. The preferred value is the serial number
> string actually printed on the component itself (if
> present).
The last sentence is not useful since nobody knows what 'preferred'
value means. So remove it.
> This leaf can be configured. There are two use cases for
> this; as a 'post-it' note if the server cannot determine
> this value from the component, or when pre-provisioning a
> component.
I do not think 'post-it' note helps to clarify things. What about
changing the second sentence to:
The configured value is used only if the server cannot determine the
vendor-specific serial number from the component itself.
I do not understand the pre-provisioning part. Something
pre-provisioning won't appear in <operational> and when it appears,
then the normal rules apply, no?
> If the server can determine the serial number from the
> component, then that value is always used in operational
> state, even if another value has been configured.";
This may not be needed if we use the above formulation.
> reference "RFC 6933: entPhysicalSerialNum";
> }
>
> And corresponding text for 'mfg-name' and 'model-name'.
/js
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