What a novel idea... trying that :)
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From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "JJ Reynolds" <jjr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <libvir-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [libvirt] network domain name patch
On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 12:22:01AM -0400, JJ Reynolds wrote:
OK.. I can't figure it out.. mail is messing with line breaks and
whatnot. Have a better method?
Can you not just attach it?
Rich.
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--- formatnetwork.html.in_orig 2008-09-12 23:21:18.000000000 -0400
+++ formatnetwork.html.in 2008-09-12 23:59:51.000000000 -0400
@@ -96,14 +96,26 @@
<pre>
...
+ <domain name="mynet.net" />
<ip address="192.168.122.1" netmask="255.255.255.0">
<dhcp>
- <range start="192.168.122.2" end="192.168.122.254" />
+ <host name="myhost1" mac="01:23:45:67:89:AB" ip="192.168.122.2" />
+ <range start="192.168.122.3" end="192.168.122.254" />
</dhcp>
</ip>
</network></pre>
<dl>
+ <dt><code>domain</code></dt>
+ <dd>The <code>domain</code> element is optional. If specified, then
+ the <code>name</code> attribute defines the default domain that will
+ be reported to hosts that request their domain via DHCP. It also
+ makes it possible to specify a fully qualified domain
+ name (host.domain.com) for static IP address assignments. If a "#"
+ is specified as the domain, then the domain of the host will be used.
+ If not specified, then the guest hosts will have no domain.
+ <span class="since">Since 0.4.5</span>
+ </dd>
<dt><code>ip</code></dt>
<dd>The <code>address</code> attribute defines an IPv4 address in
dotted-decimal format, that will be configured on the bridge
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@
<dd>Immediately within the <code>ip</code> element there is an
optional <code>dhcp</code> element. The presence of this element
enables DHCP services on the virtual network. It will further
- contain one or more <code>range</code> elements.
+ contain one or more <code>range</code> or <code>host</code> elements.
<span class="since">Since 0.3.0</span>
</dd>
<dt><code>range</code></dt>
@@ -126,6 +138,15 @@
must lie within the scope of the network defined on the parent
<code>ip</code> element. <span class="since">Since 0.3.0</span>
</dd>
+ <dt><code>host</code></dt>
+ <dd>The <code>ip</code> attribute specifies the IPv4 addess that will
+ be assigned, via DHCP, to the guest OS using a virtual network interface with a
+ mac address matching the <code>mac</code> attribute. The optional
+ <code>name</code> attribute will further assign the guest hostname.
+ If a domain is specified in the name attribute to create a FQDN, then
+ the <code>domain name</code> must also be specified, and they must match.
+ <span class="since">Since 0.4.5</span>
+ </dd>
</dl>
<h2><a name="examples">Example configuration</a></h2>
@@ -154,6 +175,27 @@
</ip>
</network></pre>
+ <h3><a name="examplesNAT">Static IP based network</a></h3>
+
+ <p>
+ This example demonstrates how to assign static IPv4 addresses to
+ guest OSs.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre>
+ <network>
+ <name>default</name>
+ <bridge name="virbr0" />
+ <forward mode="nat"/>
+ <domain name="mydomain.net"/>
+ <ip address="192.168.122.1" netmask="255.255.255.0">
+ <dhcp>
+ <range start="192.168.122.10" end="192.168.122.254" />
+ <host mac="01:23:45:67:89:ab" ip="192.168.122.2" name="myhost1.mydomain.net" />
+ <host mac="01:23:45:67:89:ac" ip="192.168.122.3" name="myhost2.mydomain.net" />
+ </dhcp>
+ </ip>
+ </network></pre>
<h3><a name="examplesRoute">Routed network config</a></h3>
<p>
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