diff --git a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/nic-replacement-with-the-same-vendor-and-device-id-32942b7b05e5.rst b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/nic-replacement-with-the-same-vendor-and-device-id-32942b7b05e5.rst index 4ebd8a502..8c2e60b07 100644 --- a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/nic-replacement-with-the-same-vendor-and-device-id-32942b7b05e5.rst +++ b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/nic-replacement-with-the-same-vendor-and-device-id-32942b7b05e5.rst @@ -4,15 +4,9 @@ Replace a NIC with the same vendor and device-id ================================================ -The following procedure allows the replacement of a NIC on a host, without -requiring a host or system (in case of |AIO-SX|) re-install and -re-configuration, in the case of the replaced NIC having the same vendor or -device ID information. - -The normal approach to doing such a change would be to do a ``system -host-delete``, a ``system host-add`` (re-install) and a re-configure of the -host. In the case of an |AIO-SX| deployment, with only one host, this would -result in a full system re-install and full system re-configuration. +The following procedure allows the replacement of a |NIC| on a system without +requiring a system re-install and re-configuration, in the case of the +replaced NIC having the same vendor or device ID information. Since this procedure reuses same vendor and device ID information and capabilities, the interface's new |MAC| will be updated internally and no diff --git a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/replace-a-nic-with-a-different-vendor-or-device-id-b406c1c190a9.rst b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/replace-a-nic-with-a-different-vendor-or-device-id-b406c1c190a9.rst index a423ece1b..0b8f5d11c 100644 --- a/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/replace-a-nic-with-a-different-vendor-or-device-id-b406c1c190a9.rst +++ b/doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/replace-a-nic-with-a-different-vendor-or-device-id-b406c1c190a9.rst @@ -6,15 +6,9 @@ Replace a NIC with a different vendor or device-id .. rubric:: |context| -The following procedure allows the replacement of a |NIC| on a host, without -requiring a host or system (in case of |AIO-SX|) re-install and -re-configuration, in the case of the replaced |NIC| having the different vendor -or device ID information. - -The normal approach to making such a change would be to do a ``system -host-delete``, a ``system host-add`` (re-install) and a re-configure of the -host. In the case of an |AIO-SX| deployment, with only one host, this would -result in a full system re-install and full system re-configuration. +The following procedure allows the replacement of a |NIC| on a system without +requiring a system re-install and re-configuration, in the case of the replaced +|NIC| having the different vendor or device ID information. This procedure can be used either for a replacement on the same |PCI| slot or to a different one. You will first record the current configuration and then