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Merge pull request #879 from stackhpc/clarifiy-user-impact-of-hw_machine_type-change
Add warning about interface name change from hw_machine_type
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doc/source/operations/rocky-linux-9.rst

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hw_machine_type = x86_64=q35
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num_pcie_ports = 16
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This change does not need to be applied before migrating to Rocky Linux 9, but it should cause no harm to do so.
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Note that this will not affect existing VMs, only newly created VMs.
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This change does not need to be applied before migrating to Rocky Linux 9,
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but it is likely the best time to do so.
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.. warning::
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This change will cause the interface names to change on any new VMs
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launched with images that do not specify a hw_machine_type already.
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Existing VMs will not be affected, but a rebuild will have the names
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changed. Customers should be informed of this in case they have any
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tooling that relies on interface names within their VMs.
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Routing rules
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