Bug 467123

Summary:	nicdelay option seems to be missing from RHEL5 anaconda
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	Neil Horman <nhorman>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:	Release Test Team <release-test-team-automation>
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Version:	5.4
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Description Neil Horman 2008-10-15 20:27:47 UTC

Description of problem:
The nicdelay parameter seems to have been removed from RHEL5's anaconda.  This is an important option to have for installs taking place over networks with spanning tree enabled on all leaf nodes of the network.

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How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.add nicdelay to kernel command line during install
2.start an install
3.
  
Actual results:
no delay after link up event

Expected results:
delay of nicdelay seconds after link comes up.

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Comment 1 Chris Lumens 2008-10-15 20:34:30 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 349521 ***