<title>Description</title>
<para>The <filename>/etc/machine-info</filename> file
- contains machine meta data.</para>
+ contains machine metadata.</para>
<para>The basic file format of
<filename>machine-info</filename> is a
execution engine.</para>
<para><filename>/etc/machine-info</filename> contains
- meta data about the machine that is set by the user or
+ metadata about the machine that is set by the user or
administrator.</para>
<para>Depending on the operating system other
<refsect1>
<title>Options</title>
- <para>The following machine meta data parameters may
+ <para>The following machine metadata parameters may
be set using
<filename>/etc/machine-info</filename>:</para>
<literal>laptop</literal>,
<literal>server</literal>,
<literal>tablet</literal>,
- <literal>handset</literal>, as well as
+ <literal>handset</literal>,
+ <literal>watch</literal>, as well as
the special chassis types
<literal>vm</literal> and
<literal>container</literal> for
available.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>DEPLOYMENT=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Describes the system
+ deployment environment. One of the
+ following is suggested:
+ <literal>development</literal>,
+ <literal>integration</literal>,
+ <literal>staging</literal>,
+ <literal>production</literal>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>LOCATION=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Describes the system
+ location if applicable and
+ known. Takes a human-friendly,
+ free-form string. This may be as
+ generic as <literal>Berlin,
+ Germany</literal> or as specific as
+ <literal>Left Rack, 2nd
+ Shelf</literal>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<programlisting>PRETTY_HOSTNAME="Lennart's Tablet"
ICON_NAME=computer-tablet
-CHASSIS=tablet</programlisting>
+CHASSIS=tablet
+DEPLOYMENT=production</programlisting>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>