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doc/source/node_management/kubernetes/node_interfaces/nic-replacement-with-the-same-vendor-and-device-id-32942b7b05e5.rst
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Replace a NIC with the same vendor and device-id Replace a NIC with the same vendor and device-id
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The following procedure allows the replacement of a NIC on a host, without The following procedure allows the replacement of a |NIC| on a system without
requiring a host or system (in case of |AIO-SX|) re-install and requiring a system re-install and re-configuration, in the case of the
re-configuration, in the case of the replaced NIC having the same vendor or replaced NIC having the same vendor or device ID information.
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.
Since this procedure reuses same vendor and device ID information and Since this procedure reuses same vendor and device ID information and
capabilities, the interface's new |MAC| will be updated internally and no capabilities, the interface's new |MAC| will be updated internally and no

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.. rubric:: |context| .. rubric:: |context|
The following procedure allows the replacement of a |NIC| on a host, without The following procedure allows the replacement of a |NIC| on a system without
requiring a host or system (in case of |AIO-SX|) re-install and requiring a system re-install and re-configuration, in the case of the replaced
re-configuration, in the case of the replaced |NIC| having the different vendor |NIC| having the different vendor or device ID information.
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.
This procedure can be used either for a replacement on the same |PCI| slot or 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 to a different one. You will first record the current configuration and then