Example configurations

Multiple NICs

network_config:
- type: interface
  name: nic1
  mtu: 1500
  dns_servers: 8.8.8.8
  domain: example.com
  routes:
  - default: true
    next_hop: 198.51.100.1
  - ip_netmask: 192.0.2.2/24
    next_hop: 203.0.113.254
  use_dhcp: false
  addresses:
  - ip_netmask: 198.18.100.0/15
- type: interface
  name: nic2
  use_dhcp: true
- type: interface
  name: nic3
  use_dhcp: false # do not configure this interface

Control plane bridge

network_config:
- type: ovs_bridge
  name: br-ctlplane
  use_dhcp: false
  ovs_extra:
  - br-set-external-id br-ctlplane bridge-id br-ctlplane
  addresses:
  - ip_netmask: 192.0.2.2/24
  - ip_netmask: 198.51.100.2/24
  - ip_netmask: 203.0.113.2/24
  dns_servers: 8.8.8.8
  domain: example.com
  members:
    - type: interface
      name: nic1
      primary: true
      mtu: 1450

OVS bond

network_config:
- type: ovs_bridge
  name: br-ex
  use_dhcp: true
  dns_servers: 8.8.8.8
  domain: example.com
  members:
  - type: ovs_bond
    name: bond1
    use_dhcp: true
    ovs_options: bond_mode=balance-slb
    members:
    - type: interface
      name: nic1
    - type: interface
      name: nic2

Bonds with VLANs and jumbo frames

network_config:
- type: interface
  name: nic1
- type: ovs_bridge
  name: br-bond
  dns_servers: 8.8.8.8
  domain: example.com
  members:
  - type: ovs_bond
    name: bond1
    mtu: 9000
    ovs_options: bond_mode=balance-tcp lacp=active other-config:lacp-fallback-ab=true
    members:
    - type: interface
      name: nic2
      mtu: 9000
      primary: true
    - type: interface
      name: nic3
      mtu: 9000
  - type: vlan
    device: bond1
    mtu: 9000
    vlan_id: 10
    addresses:
    - ip_netmask: 198.51.200.2/24
  - type: vlan
    device: bond1
    mtu: 9000
    vlan_id: 20
    addresses:
    - ip_netmask: 198.51.100.2/24

Linux bridge

network_config:
- type: linux_bridge
  name: br-ex
  addresses:
  - ip_netmask: 192.0.2.2/24
  dns_servers: 8.8.8.8
  domain: example.com
  members:
  - type: interface
    name: nic1
    # force the MAC address of the bridge to this interface
    primary: true
  routes:
  - ip_netmask: 0.0.0.0/0
    next_hop: 10.0.0.1
    default: true

Linux bonds, VLANs, and DPDK

network_config:
- type: interface
  name: nic1
  mtu: 1500
  use_dhcp: false
  addresses:
  - ip_netmask: 192.0.2.2/24
  routes:
  - ip_netmask: 0.0.0.0/0
    next_hop: 10.0.0.1
    default: true
- type: linux_bond
  name: bond_api
  mtu: 1500
  use_dhcp: false
  dns_servers: 8.8.8.8
  members:
  - type: interface
    name: nic2
    mtu: 1500
    primary: true
  - type: interface
    name: nic3
    mtu: 1500
- type: vlan
  device: bond_api
  mtu: 1500
  vlan_id: 10
  addresses:
  - ip_netmask: 198.51.200.2/24
- type: vlan
  device: bond_api
  mtu: 1500
  vlan_id: 20
  addresses:
  - ip_netmask: 198.51.100.2/24
# Used as a provider network with external DHCP #
- type: ovs_user_bridge
  name: br-dpdk0
  members:
  - type: ovs_dpdk_bond
    name: dpdkbond0
    rx_queue: 1
    members:
    - type: ovs_dpdk_port
      name: dpdk0
      members:
      - type: interface
        name: nic4
    - type: ovs_dpdk_port
      name: dpdk1
      members:
      - type: interface
        name: nic5