[Users] NIC problem with ovirt node

[Jason Keltz]

Quoting Itamar Heim <iheim at redhat.com>:

> On 07/12/2013 11:27 PM, Jason Keltz wrote:
>> On 12/07/2013 1:27 PM, Mike Burns wrote:
>>> On 07/12/2013 01:22 PM, Jason Keltz wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> :)   but when I'm in the engine, I can click on the node, and see that
>>>>>> it's up.  I can click on network interfaces, and see that one is
>>>>>> up, and
>>>>>> the other are down.  I can create networks on the engine, and I can
>>>>>> assign the nodes interfaces to those networks, but for the life of
>>>>>> me, I
>>>>>> can't figure out where I assign an IP to the nodes interfaces!!
>>>>>> Surely,
>>>>>> the place to do that would be under the "Host" tab, yet it doesn't
>>>>>> seem
>>>>>> to be there...
>>>>>
>>>>> Host Tab -> Network Interfaces -> click on Setup Host Networks
>>>>>
>>>>> On the popup, hover over the logical network (not the nic) and a
>>>>> little pencil or pen (or some other graphic) that is used for
>>>>> editing.  Click on that and you'll get another popup where you can
>>>>> choose static/dhcp and set gateway, ip and netmask.
>>>>>
>>>> Thank you *so* much!  I did not see the little pencil!!!
>
> please open a bug to improve the usability if you couldn't see it...
>

I will do this.

>>>
>>> Happy to help (and yes it was hard to see...)
>>>
>> Actually, Mike -- two of my networks were private and didn't need a
>> gateway... but two are public, and need a gateway!  Unfortunately, the
>> interface seems to be missing that option!?  It lets you configure an
>> IP, and a subnet mask, but where's the option for specifying a gateway
>> if you're specifying static addresses... (my guess is that it picks up
>> the gateway if you're using DHCP).
>
> multiple gateways?
> something like this?
> http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Multiple_Gateways

Yes.  Sort of -- simpler actually.
I have 4 network interfaces in each node.
My "management" network consists of a 1 Gbit switch connected to all  
the servers in our machine room.  Here, I don't need to specify a  
gateway since servers on this network talk to only each other.   
Actually, I'm surprised I can't rename ovirtmgmt to something else to  
generalize it as just a "management network", but it's not a big deal,  
I guess.
My "Storage" network consists of a 1 Gbit switch now - 10 Gbit soon.   
Again, I don't need to specify a gateway here.
Finally, the last 2 NICs are connected to the external network - a  
building switch that another Department controls.  Here, I definately  
need to specify a gateway, but of course with the current setup, I  
can't.  I will either have to hard code the gateway for these  
connections, or use DHCP.
Since there is only one "gateway" for the external connectivity, all  
on the same VLAN, I don't think I need the more complicated iproute2  
setup here.  I prefer to stay away from that if I can...

I'm surprised this isn't a more common configuration.

Jason.