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Appendix D. Network Interface Parameters
The following table defines the Heat template parameters for network interface types.
Table D.1. Interface options
|
Option
|
Default
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
|
name
| |
Name of the Interface
|
|
use_dhcp
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get an IP address
|
|
use_dhcpv6
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get a v6 IP address
|
|
addresses
| |
A sequence of IP addresses assigned to the interface
|
|
routes
| |
A sequence of routes assigned to the interface
|
|
mtu
|
1500
|
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the connection
|
|
primary
|
False
|
Defines the interface as the primary interface
|
|
defroute
|
True
|
Use this interface as the default route
|
|
persist_mapping
|
False
|
Write the device alias configuration instead of the system names
|
|
dhclient_args
|
None
|
Arguments to pass to the DHCP client
|
|
dns_servers
|
None
|
List of DNS servers to use for the interface
|
Table D.2. VLAN options
|
Option
|
Default
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
|
vlan_id
| |
The VLAN ID
|
|
device
| |
The VLAN's parent device to attach the VLAN. For example, use this parameter to attach the VLAN to a bonded interface device.
|
|
use_dhcp
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get an IP address
|
|
use_dhcpv6
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get a v6 IP address
|
|
addresses
| |
A sequence of IP addresses assigned to the VLAN
|
|
routes
| |
A sequence of routes assigned to the VLAN
|
|
mtu
|
1500
|
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the connection
|
|
primary
|
False
|
Defines the VLAN as the primary interface
|
|
defroute
|
True
|
Use this interface as the default route
|
|
persist_mapping
|
False
|
Write the device alias configuration instead of the system names
|
|
dhclient_args
|
None
|
Arguments to pass to the DHCP client
|
|
dns_servers
|
None
|
List of DNS servers to use for the VLAN
|
Table D.3. OVS Bond options
|
Option
|
Default
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
|
name
| |
Name of the bond
|
|
use_dhcp
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get an IP address
|
|
use_dhcpv6
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get a v6 IP address
|
|
addresses
| |
A sequence of IP addresses assigned to the bond
|
|
routes
| |
A sequence of routes assigned to the bond
|
|
mtu
|
1500
|
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the connection
|
|
primary
|
False
|
Defines the interface as the primary interface
|
|
members
| |
A sequence of interface objects to use in the bond
|
|
ovs_options
| |
A set of options to pass to OVS when creating the bond
|
|
ovs_extra
| |
A set of options to to set as the OVS_EXTRA parameter in the bond's network configuration file
|
|
defroute
|
True
|
Use this interface as the default route
|
|
persist_mapping
|
False
|
Write the device alias configuration instead of the system names
|
|
dhclient_args
|
None
|
Arguments to pass to the DHCP client
|
|
dns_servers
|
None
|
List of DNS servers to use for the bond
|
Table D.4. OVS Bridge options
|
Option
|
Default
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
|
name
| |
Name of the bridge
|
|
use_dhcp
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get an IP address
|
|
use_dhcpv6
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get a v6 IP address
|
|
addresses
| |
A sequence of IP addresses assigned to the bridge
|
|
routes
| |
A sequence of routes assigned to the bridge
|
|
mtu
|
1500
|
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the connection
|
|
members
| |
A sequence of interface, VLAN, and bond objects to use in the bridge
|
|
ovs_options
| |
A set of options to pass to OVS when creating the bridge
|
|
ovs_extra
| |
A set of options to to set as the OVS_EXTRA parameter in the bridge's network configuration file
|
|
defroute
|
True
|
Use this interface as the default route
|
|
persist_mapping
|
False
|
Write the device alias configuration instead of the system names
|
|
dhclient_args
|
None
|
Arguments to pass to the DHCP client
|
|
dns_servers
|
None
|
List of DNS servers to use for the bridge
|
Table D.5. Linux Bond options
|
Option
|
Default
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
|
name
| |
Name of the bond
|
|
use_dhcp
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get an IP address
|
|
use_dhcpv6
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get a v6 IP address
|
|
addresses
| |
A sequence of IP addresses assigned to the bond
|
|
routes
| |
A sequence of routes assigned to the bond
|
|
mtu
|
1500
|
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the connection
|
|
primary
|
False
|
Defines the interface as the primary interface
|
|
members
| |
A sequence of interface objects to use in the bond
|
|
bonding_options
| |
A set of options when creating the bond. For more information on Linux bonding options, see 4.5.1. Bonding Module Directives in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Networking Guide.
|
|
defroute
|
True
|
Use this interface as the default route
|
|
persist_mapping
|
False
|
Write the device alias configuration instead of the system names
|
|
dhclient_args
|
None
|
Arguments to pass to the DHCP client
|
|
dns_servers
|
None
|
List of DNS servers to use for the bond
|
Table D.6. Linux Bridge options
|
Option
|
Default
|
Description
|
|---|---|---|
|
name
| |
Name of the bridge
|
|
use_dhcp
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get an IP address
|
|
use_dhcpv6
|
False
|
Use DHCP to get a v6 IP address
|
|
addresses
| |
A sequence of IP addresses assigned to the bridge
|
|
routes
| |
A sequence of routes assigned to the bridge
|
|
mtu
|
1500
|
The maximum transmission unit (MTU) of the connection
|
|
members
| |
A sequence of interface, VLAN, and bond objects to use in the bridge
|
|
defroute
|
True
|
Use this interface as the default route
|
|
persist_mapping
|
False
|
Write the device alias configuration instead of the system names
|
|
dhclient_args
|
None
|
Arguments to pass to the DHCP client
|
|
dns_servers
|
None
|
List of DNS servers to use for the bridge
|
