[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH] network -> network-bridge rename WAS: Re: RE: help with bugs
On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 01:55:19AM +0100, Ian Pratt wrote: > > > Next, I'd make it such that it's possible to have multiple > > > network-script lines, each with parameters e.g. something like: > > > > I started this - but it became less than desirable to stick > > all of this into xend. That is, what I was thinking was - we > > simply point the tools to a configuration file that's a top > > level script, and hide all of the meat of the work inside > > those scripts. If we change the syntax, we wouldn't require a > > change to the tools, would be one advantage. > > > > > (network-script ( network-bridge ( bridge xen-br0 ) ( > > netdev eth0 ) ) > > > ) (network-script ( network-bridge ( bridge xen-br1 ) ( > > netdev eth1 ) > > > ) ) > > I guess we could just point it at a top-level script, but it seems a bit > of a cop out, and rather different to the way we configure and invoke > other helper scripts. > > I think at the very least we should allow the 'netdev' to be cloned and > added to the bridge to be specified in xend-config.sxp. I guess this > could be another top-level variable, or better specified as a parameter > to the network-script (as above). > > I guess setups with multiple active NICs are relatively rare and can be > dealt with using a top-level script (or configured manually). I'd disagree with that (unless I am misunderstanding the definition of active). Every pizza box server I've seen ship in the last 3 years has had dual onboard nics. Dual nic setup for server (one for production and one for administration) is best practice for any reasonable size server environment. > NB: The default for 'network-script' should be to run no script at all. > > > Ian > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel > -- __________________________________________________________________ Sean Dague Mid-Hudson Valley sean at dague dot net Linux Users Group http://dague.net http://mhvlug.org There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. __________________________________________________________________ Attachment:
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