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Allow MTU Adjustments

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enhancement
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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
I am trying to configure a cluster and use an MTU with 9k but the current Omnia code does not support a method by which I can change the network interface MTU. There isn't a way to do this during the provisioning phase.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
I would like the ability to customize the MTU for specific network interfaces natively through the Omnia configuration files. The underlying deployment playbooks should read this user-defined MTU value and automatically apply it to the corresponding interfaces.

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
At this time, there is some post deployment playbooks that connect to each deployed node and manual adjust the MTU using custom Ansible playbooks.

**Additional context**
In HPC and enterprise cloud deployments, standardizing the network to use jumbo frames is a fundamental prerequisite for optimized MPI and RDMA performance. Integrating this directly into Omnia's configuration would ensure that nodes come online fully optimized for cluster workloads without requiring post-provisioning remediation.e.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Omnia configuration files and the deployment playbooks responsible for provisioning network interfaces. Trace how user-defined settings reach the nodes, then verify that a configured MTU is applied to the corresponding interfaces during provisioning without requiring post-deployment custom Ansible playbooks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ansible
Domain
infrastructure, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
52/100

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