Defined Type: interface::noflow

Defined in:
modules/interface/manifests/noflow.pp

Overview

Definition: interface::noflow

Disable ethernet flow control at boot time via up-commands, and also at runtime when first adding to boot time up-commands, so that it's applied on freshly-installed hosts without another reboot required.

Parameters:

  • $interface=$name: The network interface to operate on

Parameters:

  • interface (Any) (defaults to: $name) 


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# File 'modules/interface/manifests/noflow.pp', line 10

define interface::noflow($interface=$name) {
    # Command will fail on some hosts, depending on kernel/driver revs and/or
    # ethernet hardware capabilities, in which case we don't care, hence ||:
    $cmd = "ethtool -A ${interface} autoneg off tx off rx off ||:"

    # Add to ifup commands in /etc/network/interfaces
    interface::up_command { "noflow-${interface}":
        interface => $interface,
        command   => $cmd,
    }

    # Exec immediately at runtime when first added to interfaces file
    exec { "noflow-${interface}":
        path        => '/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin',
        command     => $cmd,
        require     => Package['ethtool'],
        subscribe   => Augeas["${interface}_noflow-${interface}"],
        refreshonly => true,
    }
}