Hi, well Firmware is a broad term - let me split it up into two cases: 1) boot <installer> from CD or FTP server (e.g. 'Load from Removeable Media and Server' task), then install to disk and reboot from that disk - possible in classic HMC mode and DPM 2) boot <installer> from network server (PXE-like), then install to disk and reboot from that disk afaik DPM mode only
Obviously both requires firmware support - but probably different components. The MAC address should not change (in the above examples) between the 1st boot (e.g. installer) and the 2nd (re-)boot (e.g. a post-install restart of the system from disk). Having MAAS in mind we particularly require the 2nd case (network- booting an LPAR in DPM, installing to disk and restarting from that disk and always having the same unique MAC address). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1646805 Title: MAC address needs to be unique and unchanged during entire netboot process To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-z-systems/+bug/1646805/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
