Problem/Justification
Make the Network → Interfaces UI easier to use / more informatative
- Show the parent/child heirachy of Interfaces in the layout e.g. an expanding tree to see child and grandchild interfaces the same way datasets UI expands
- Show a list of dependent VM’s/containers as info under an interface or a network map of how the interfaces from containers/VM’s connect to the TrueNAS interfaces.
- When viewing a physical interface it would be valuable to see the MAC address and hardware/driver info associated
- It would be great to see some basic network interface stats when viewing an interface with a link to netdata to see more detail
- On the network summary it currently shows interface name and aliases. It would save going into edit to see the description, VLAN ID, and other frequently used information
Impact
Makes the UI that little bit easier to use, and a little more intuitive.
Down side is potential information over-load or confusion but it can be done incrementally.
User Story
As a TrueNAS administrator I want to be able to quickly understand the network configuration and not have to google how it implements physical/LAGG/VLAN/bridges to get VM’s and containers working