Re: [PATCH 0/7] dlm: overview

Bernd Eckenfels
2005-04-29T01:49:50Z

In article <Pine.LNX.4.62.0504281731450.6139@qynat.qvtvafvgr.pbz> you wrote:
> how is this UUID that doesn't need to be touched by an admin, and will
> always work in all possible networks (including insane things like backup
> servers configured with the same name and IP address as the primary with
> NAT between them to allow them to communicate) generated?
>
> there are a lot of software packages out there that could make use of
> this.

It is hard to work in all cases :)

if you use v4 UUID they are a 128bit random bitstring, others depend on the
MAC (plus random).

Greetings
Bernd