Re: [Netconf] I-D Action: draft-ietf-netconf-zerotouch-23.txt

[David Mandelberg <[e-mail]>]

On 08/29/2018 12:33 PM, Kent Watsen wrote:
> 
> Hi David,
> 
>> I think it's fine if boot images and logs are retained, and allowing for
>> variation in how the device resets itself makes sense. I think the MUST
>> NOT covers only half of what shouldn't be retained though. What do you
>> think of this? (Feel free to change my wording, especially if you can
>> think of something less vague than "behave as if".)
>>
>> "Some state MAY be retained from the bootstrapping process (e.g., updated
>> boot image, logs, remnants from a script, etc.). However, the retained
>> state MUST NOT hinder the ability for the device to continue the
>> bootstrapping sequence (i.e., process onboarding information from
>> another bootstrap server), and MUST NOT enable the device to behave as
>> if it were successfully configured."
> 
> Hmmm, how about we say that the remnants must be "inactive" like this?
> 
>     """
>     Some state MAY be retained from the bootstrapping process (e.g., updated
>     boot image, logs, remnants from a script, etc.).  However, the retained
>     state MUST NOT be active in any way (e.g., no new configuration or running
>     of software), and MUST NOT hinder the ability for the device to continue
>     the bootstrapping sequence (i.e., process onboarding information from
>     another bootstrap server).
>     """

I like that more than what I wrote!

> 
> Kent
> 


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