Hi Rob, On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 10:30:20AM -0400, Rob Nelson wrote: > We use VMware's vSphere, which still results in "random" but predictable > interface names - eth0 is now eno16780032, eth1 is now eno3359296, etc.
In my experience, the numbers are rather random, different on each VM. > We've stuck with that because while it's somewhat painful (eth# is soooooo > much easier to comprehend), it's far less painful to memorize that than to > maintain some udev rules that may need tweaked across time. having net.ifnames=0 looks easier than working with those eight-digit numbers. > However, if we were on bare metal, it might be worth disabling the > rules to get the older style back. That's probably still less optimal > than customized names, but it's well documented at least. For > example, http://carminebufano.com/?p=108 or > http://amolkg.blogspot.in/2015/05/centos-7-change-network-interface-name.html > - though there are multiple ways to do it even then. Yes, that's what I'd see as a last moment manoeuvre. My gut feeling says "bad idea, don't do that". I don't have any evidence-based arguments for that though. Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/20160825123035.GZ2471%40torres.zugschlus.de. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
