From 49f175cd0c80a39e1d05fc687c4a2a40e0aba58c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franz Pletz Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:06:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] 17.09 release notes: add network interface rename note Fixes #29197. --- nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml index 6fa58508335..8b0d2549439 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml @@ -181,6 +181,53 @@ has the following highlights: following incompatible changes: + + + + In an Qemu-based virtualization environment, the network interface + names changed from i.e. enp0s3 to + ens3. + + + + This is due to a kernel configuration change. The new naming + is consistent with those of other Linux distributions with + systemd. See + + for more information. + + + A machine is affected if the virt-what tool + either returns qemu or + kvm and has + interface names used in any part of its NixOS configuration, + in particular if a static network configuration with + networking.interfaces is used. + + + Before rebooting affected machines, please ensure: + + + + Change the interface names in your NixOS configuration. + The first interface will be called ens3, + the second one ens8 and starting from there + incremented by 1. + + + + + After changing the interface names, rebuild your system with + nixos-rebuild boot to activate the new + configuration after a reboot. If you switch to the new + configuration right away you might lose network connectivity! + If using nixops, deploy with + nixops deploy --force-reboot. + + + + + The aiccu package was removed. This is due to SixXS