In the Redundant Line Control function 4.6A00, specification changes from RHEL7 when using the Redundant Line Control function in RHEL8 or later are as follows.
(1) Environment settings
[Description 1]
The handling of the operating system configuration file (ifcfg-ethX file) in GLS has been changed.
[Changes 1]
RHEL7
GLS does not update the operating system configuration file (ifcfg-ethX file).
RHEL8 or later
GLS updates the operating system configuration file (ifcfg-ethX file).
[Description 2]
The operation if there is a difference between the system settings by a user and the settings by GLS when installing GLS has been changed.
[Changes 2]
RHEL7
Before starting GLS, the IP address is set according to the system definition and after starting GLS, the IP address is set according to the GLS definition.
RHEL8 or later
The IP address is always set according to the GLS definition.
(2) Settings of the physical interface (ifcfg-ethX file)
[Description]
The settings of the physical interface (ifcfg-ethX file) when installing GLS has been changed.
[Changes]
For details, refer to "3.2.2 Network configuration."
