[CentOS] NetworkManager fights with DHCP-only backup NIC

On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Warren Young <wyml at etr-usa.com> wrote:

> We ship servers to remote sites, which are rarely staffed with techs familiar with Linux.  We have them tell us the static IP configuration for the box before we ship it, then we set it up for them here and ship it out to the site, where they just plug it in, turn it on, and walk away.
>
> That’s the ideal, anyway.
>

Is there anyone who has more than a few boxes at more than one
location who _doesn't_ have this issue?  I'd like to see a FAQ or
something by whoever designed the network configuration system about
how they planned for it to work (with and without GUI availability).
Likewise for what is supposed to happen when you restore a backup onto
different hardware.

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   Les Mikesell
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