[node-devel] Action needed: Node's default network layout?

[Mike Burns]

On 06/14/2013 05:12 AM, Fabian Deutsch wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I've been working on allowing different network layouts in Node.
> Currently we allow two: bridged and NIC.
>
> bridged:
> The primary nic is the one and only slave of a bridge, and the bridge
> has all the IP configuration.
>
> direct:
> The primary nic has the IP configuration.
>
> 'briged' is our up to now default configuration. I suggest to switch to
> the "direct" layout by default.
> It's simple (less error prone) and gives consumers of Node the
> flexibility to do whatever they want with networking, without needing to
> take care of our existing bridge.
>
> What do you think?

The primary consumers of the ovirt-node model (oVirt and OpenStack) are 
both more interested in bridgeless than bridged these days, so I'd say 
we should make it bridgeless by default.

I'll check with the only other consumer that I'm aware of (Archipel) to 
see if they have a preference.

Mike

>
> Greetings
> fabian
>
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