unique interface names in devices? #14462
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I've enabled ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUE, but that doesn't prevent duplicate interfaces from being inserted - in which cases is it desirable to have duplicate interfaces for a device? |
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The NetBox requires that all interfaces (and other components) assigned to a device have a unique name. |
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Mystery solved.. |
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Can you give a specific, step-by-step way to reproduce what you're seeing? And please say what version of Netbox you're using. AFAIK, all versions of Netbox in living memory have enforced a requirement that the interface name on a device is unique across that device. Of course, different devices can have interfaces with the same name, like "eth0" |
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That may be technically correct but from a user perspective it's not always true, stacked Virtual Chassis devices can have different members with the same interface names such that when the primary device is viewed show dup interface names, eg. when you have a workflow dependent on renaming interfaces on stacked devices after creating them that goes awry. In the DB the uniqueness constraint may be satisfied, but in the UI it might not be.
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doesn't prevent duplicate interfaces from being inserted
Can you give a specific, step-by-step way to reproduce what you're seeing? And please say what version of Netbox you're using.
AFAIK, all versions of Netbox in living memory have enforced a requirement that the interface name on a device is unique across that device. Of course, different devices can have interfaces with the same name, like "eth0"
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ENFORCE_GLOBAL_UNIQUEparameter applies to IP addressing; it has nothing to do with devices or interfaces.NetBox requires that all interfaces (and other components) assigned to a device have a unique name.