openvswitch-interface-add
Open vSwitch is a multilayer virtual switch licensed by Apache 2.0. It is designed to enable massive network automation through programmable extensions. This command adds an Open vSwitch interface to the switch.
Syntax openvswitch-interface-add
ovs-name name-string |
This parameter is not configurable. It defaults to the name that you used to create the Open vSwitch service. |
Specify one or both of the following options: |
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ip ip-address |
Specify the IP address for the interface. |
netmask netmask |
Specify the netmask. |
assignment none|static|dhcp| |
Specify the method of IP address assignment. |
linklocal ip-address |
Specify the IPv6 Link Local address. |
vnet vnet-name |
Specify interface VLAN vNET. |
bd bridge-domain name |
Specify the bridge domain name. |
vlan vlan-id |
Specify the VLAN assigned to the interface. |
vlan-type public|private |
Specify the type of VLAN for the interface. |
if mgmt|data|span |
Specify the interface type. |
alias-on alias-on-string |
Specify an alias if desired. |
exclusive|no-exclusive |
Specify if the interface is exclusive or not. |
nic-enable|nic-disable |
Specify if the NIC is enabled or disabled. |
vrrp-id id |
Specify the ID assigned by VRRP. |
vrrp-primary vrrp-primary-string |
Specify the primary interface for VRRP. |
vrrp-priority 0..254 |
Specify the VRRP priority for the interface. |
vrrp-adv-int milliseconds |
Specify the VRRP advertisement interval in milliseconds. The range is 10 to 40950 with a default value of 1000. |
vrrp-preempt-mode disable|enable |
Used to allow/prevent high priority BACKUP from becoming MASTER. |
secondary-macs secondary-macs-string |
Specify a secondary MAC address for the interface. |
if-nat-realm internal|external |
Specify the NAT interface realm. |
priority-tag|no-priority-tag |
Specify the VLAN 0 priority tag on forwarded traffic. |
Defaults None
Access CLI
History
Version 2.4 |
Command introduced. |
Version 2.4.1 |
The parameter, vxlan, deprecated. The parameter, vlan-type, added. |
Version 2.6.2 |
The parameter, if-nat-realm, added. |
Version 3.1.0 |
The parameter, priority-tag|no-priority-tag, added. |
Usage Use this command to add an Open vSwitch interface.
Examples To add an Open vSwitch interface for OVS openvswitch-1, use the following command:
CLI network-admin@switch > openvswitch-interface-add ovs-name openvswitch-1 ip 10.10.10.10 vlan 20