Special Considerations

Configuration changes to network interface parameters might have an impact on boot configuration parameters. After configuring the network interface, you might receive a message indicating that you could be changing boot config parameters under the following circumstances:

• A phy-interface or network interface element matches the boot interface (for example, the physical port is the same as the boot port).
• The boot configuration parameters are modified, because the IPv4 address, netmask, or gateway is different from the corresponding boot configuration parameters.

You are asked if you want to continue. If you enter yes, the configuration will be saved and then the differing boot configuration parameters will be changed. If you enter no, then the configuration is not saved and the boot configuration parameters are not changed.

Configuring the phy-interface and network interface elements for the first management interface is optional because that interface, eth0, is implicitly created by a valid bootparam configuration that specifies the boot device, IPv4 address, subnet, and gateway.