On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:16:41AM -0400, Michael DeHaan wrote:
Christian Horn wrote:
>
> a) setting network-modes
> We run some network interfaces in 100full-mode and some in 1gbit mode.
> Wondering how to set this up best. The mode is unknown at the time
> 'cobbler system add' is done, so i do not wand to use ksopts handing
> over vars to a snippet configuring the mode.
> My idea for now is using ethtool to ask for interfaces current speed.
> If its 1gbit do nothing, if its autonegotiated to 100-half or 100-full i
>
> echo 'ETHTOOL_OPTS="speed 100 duplex full autoneg off"' \
> >>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth$number
>
> to set the mode since if its 100 we run 100full by default.
> Any more cobblerish way for this yet?
>
Seems like you would need to do this with Snippets and --ksmeta.
Not sure with what you mean by "unknown at the time cobbler system add
is done", seems like that would be the best
place to mark it because after then you've already started the install.
The admin has no clue on how the switch is configured. We will just
use the 90%-of-all-cases default and have to debug the other 10%
manually.
Christian