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Last modified by Sebastian Marsching on 2022/05/29 14:05
From version 1.1
edited by Sebastian Marsching
on 2022/03/27 14:29
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To version 5.1
edited by Sebastian Marsching
on 2022/03/27 15:40
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1 -OpenVSwitch
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35 35  ovs-vsctl set interface ovsbr0p1 mac="00\:01\:02\:03\:04\:05"
36 36  ```
37 37  
38 -Please note that some of the attributes are set in the _port_ table, while others are set in the _interface_ table. Obviously the MAC address should be replaced by a proper random MAC address. The page about KVM describes [[how to generate a random MAC address|doc:Linux.KVM.WebHome|anchor="Generating_a_random_MAC_address"]]. You do not have to set a MAC address explicitly, however in this case the MAC address will change after each reboot, which typically is not desirable for the network interface of a server.
38 +Please note that some of the attributes are set in the _port_ table, while others are set in the _interface_ table. Obviously the MAC address should be replaced by a proper random MAC address. The page about KVM describes [[how to generate a random MAC address|doc:Linux.KVM.WebHome|anchor="HGeneratingarandomMACaddress"]]. You do not have to set a MAC address explicitly, however in this case the MAC address will change after each reboot, which typically is not desirable for the network interface of a server.
39 39  
40 40  Now we change the network configuration in `/etc/network/interfaces`. We have to make sure that each virtual interface is brought up, even if we only use it as a bridge. We do this by bringing it up but disabling any IP configuration on it:
41 41  
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199 199   The name of the OVS bridge that the port is added to.
200 200   </longdesc>
201 201   <shortdesc lang="en">Bridge name</shortdesc>
202 - <content type="string" default="" />
202 + <content type="string" default="" ></content>
203 203   </parameter>
204 204   <parameter name="interface" unique="1" required="1">
205 205   <longdesc lang="en">
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206 206   The name of the port and the corresponding interface.
207 207   </longdesc>
208 208   <shortdesc lang="en">Interface/port name</shortdesc>
209 - <content type="string" default="" />
209 + <content type="string" default="" ></content>
210 210   </parameter>
211 211   <parameter name="mac" unique="1" required="0">
212 212   <longdesc lang="en">
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214 214   a random MAC address is used.
215 215   </longdesc>
216 216   <shortdesc lang="en">Interface MAC address</shortdesc>
217 - <content type="string" default="" />
217 + <content type="string" default="" ></content>
218 218   </parameter>
219 219   </parameters>
220 220   <actions>
221 - <action name="start" timeout="20s" />
222 - <action name="stop" timeout="20s" />
223 - <action name="monitor" depth="0" timeout="20s" interval="15s" />
224 - <action name="validate-all" timeout="20s" />
225 - <action name="meta-data" timeout="5s" />
221 + <action name="start" timeout="20s" ></action>
222 + <action name="stop" timeout="20s" ></action>
223 + <action name="monitor" depth="0" timeout="20s" interval="15s" ></action>
224 + <action name="validate-all" timeout="20s" ></action>
225 + <action name="meta-data" timeout="5s" ></action>
226 226   </actions>
227 227  </resource-agent>
228 228  EOF
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342 342  exit $?
343 343  ```
344 344  
345 - We can now define a resource using `crm`:
345 +We can now define a resource using `crm`:
346 346  
347 347   primitive iface-ovsbr0p1 ocf:marsching:OVSPort \
348 348   params bridge="ovsbr0" interface="ovsbr0p1" mac="02:00:00:00:00:01" \