[Kimchi-devel] RFC: Templates API changes for 'networks' attribute

[Suresh Babu Angadi]

On 08/09/2016 03:55 PM, Archana Singh wrote:
>
> Hi Suresh,
>
>
> 1) I guess for virtual network do you mean type as "network" instead 
> "direct"?
>
>      virtual network(type=direct)
>
My bad,,yes its type="network" for virtual network
>
> 2) Just to be clear the network xml example given by you are not for 
> libvirt network xml instead interface xml used in domain xml.
>
correct
>
> 3) Just to addon example of interface xml for virtual 
> network(type=network) (current implementation).
>
> <interface type='network' name='ethX'>
>
> <start mode='onboot'/>
>
> <source network='default'/>
>
> <model type='virtio'/>
>
> </interface>
thank you
>
> Thanks,
>
> Archana Singh
>
>
> On 08/09/2016 02:42 PM, Suresh Babu Angadi wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> To support, attaching a physical interface to guest as macvtap or 
>> attaching ovs bridge to guest without creating libvirt network, I 
>> propose following changes to 'networks' attribute of templates josn.
>>
>> current implementation:
>> 'networks' attribute expects list of virtual network names
>>
>> changes:
>> 'networks': list of dictionary
>>                 type: can be direct, network or bridge
>>                 interface: name of physical interface(type=direct) or 
>> ovs (type=bridge) or virtual network(type=direc
correction - virtual network(type=network)
>>                 mode(required if type=direct): bridge or vepa
>>
>> for macvtap: type is direct and mode can be bridge or vepa
>> for ovs: type is bridge and mode is not required
>> for virtual network: type=network(current implementation)
>>
>> Examples of network xml for attaching macvtap and ovs to guest 
>> without libvirt:
>> OVS:
>> <interface type="bridge">
>>   <source bridge="vswitch0"/>
>>   <virtualport type="openvswitch"/>
>>   <model type="virtio"/>
>> </interface>
>>
>> macvtap with bridge mode:
>> <interface type="direct">
>>   <source dev="eth0" mode="bridge"/>
>>   <model type="virtio"/>
>> </interface>
>>
>>  macvtap with vepa mode:
>> <interface type="direct">
>>   <source dev="bond0" mode="vepa"/>
>>   <model type="virtio"/>
>> </interface>
>>
>

-- 
Regards,
Suresh Babu Angadi

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