[Kimchi-devel] [RFC] [Kimchi] Add support to edit virtual networks

[Lucio Correia]

On 15-04-2016 15:37, Samuel Guimarães wrote:
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> 2016-04-15 15:20 GMT-03:00 Samuel Guimarães <sguimaraes943 at gmail.com
> <mailto:sguimaraes943 at gmail.com>>:
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>     2016-04-05 18:02 GMT-03:00 Lucio Correia
>     <luciojhc at linux.vnet.ibm.com <mailto:luciojhc at linux.vnet.ibm.com>>:
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>         Edit virtual network feature
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>         Pre-requisite:
>         - Virtual network is stopped
>         - Virtual network "default" is not editable
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>         *** BACKEND ***
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>         ### Resource: Network
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>         **URI:** /plugins/kimchi/networks/*:name*
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>         **Methods:**
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>         * **UPDATE**: Update a Network
>              * name: The name of the Network
>              * subnet: Network segment in slash-separated format with ip
>         address and prefix
>              * dhcp: DHCP services on the virtual network is enabled.
>                  * start: start boundary of a pool of addresses to be
>         provided to DHCP clients.
>                  * end: end boundary of a pool of addresses to be
>         provided to DHCP clients.
>              * interfaces: An array of bridge network interfaces that
>         belongs to this network
>                            All traffic on this network will be bridged
>         through the first
>                            interface. The interface is a bridge or
>         ethernet/bonding device.
>              * vlan ID
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>         Not all attributes are required for all networks types.
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>         *** FRONTEND ***
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>         * Add new option Edit to Actions menu under
>         Virtualization/Network tab, enabled only for stopped networks
>         * When clicked, this option will open a new window for editing
>         that virtual network, with the following fields. Based on
>         network type, some of below fields may be disabled:
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>         Type: just a label describing the network type, not changeable.
>         Name: all types of virtual network can be renamed
>         Interfaces: attach/detach interfaces (enabled for VEPA) or
>         change interface (for macvtap, bridged)
>         Subnet/DHCP range: two IP fields: start, end (enabled for NAT,
>         isolated)
>         VLAN id: integer field (enabled for bridged networks)
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>     I'm ok with this. The modal window should look almost the same as
>     the "Add Network" window, except for the Network type that will be a
>     "readonly" input.
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> BTW, should we add a mask for the Subnet and DHCP IP fields? I think I
> saw somewhere someone asking for a mask for IP addresses but I wasn't
> able to find anything that supports both ipv4 and ipv6 strings at the
> same time.

Hi Samuel, this is not correct, sorry for the confusion.

It should be only one field. Call it "Address space", same term used 
when listing the networks.

That field will accept something like 127.0.0.0/24

I'm not sure about IPV6 support in Kimchi. Aline?

Regards,


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>         Lucio Correia
>         Software Engineer
>         IBM LTC Brazil
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Lucio Correia
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