GRUB2 in RHEL 7
It looks like RHEL7 will include an updated bootloader in the form of GRUB2. Has anyone had a chance to play around with the new features available in GRUB2? If so, what did you think?
If not, check out http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Grub2 on the Fedora wiki and take a look at the "what currently works" section. Anything there especially pique your interest?
Responses
EFI mode is essential for modern and forth-coming hardware. Is the information on that page current with regards to EFI mode?
I have used the new GRUB2 format in Fedora. It was a bit frustrating at first, but I have grown to like it. You are able to do some pretty cool things with the new GRUB.
Legacy GRUB seems simpler to update and manage, but not as configurable. I'm also happy to see more documentation on the topic.
I'm interested in some of the improvements GRUB2 can bring to organisations utilising enterprise storage. Recently I've become aware of some limitations of Legacy GRUB when dealing with HBA booting from SANs with numerous (more than 16) luns visible to the device. From what I've read GRUB2 seems to help alleviate that particular problem by being able to see more than 16.
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