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Add VNIC_REMOTE_MANAGED for off-path backends

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Added a new VNIC type for remote-managed ports of off-path networking
backends.

Related-Bug: #1932154
Change-Id: I496db96ea40da3bee5b81bcee1edc79e1f46b541
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Dmitrii Shcherbakov 2022-02-07 20:32:58 +03:00 committed by Frode Nordahl
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api-ref/source/v2/parameters.yaml
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@ -2654,7 +2654,8 @@ binding:vnic_type:
The type of vNIC which this port should be attached to. This is used to
determine which mechanism driver(s) to be used to bind the port.
The valid values are ``normal``, ``macvtap``, ``direct``, ``baremetal``,
``direct-physical``, ``virtio-forwarder`` and ``smart-nic``.
``direct-physical``, ``virtio-forwarder``, ``smart-nic``
and ``remote-managed``.
What type of vNIC is actually available depends on deployments.
in: body
required: true
@ -2664,7 +2665,8 @@ binding:vnic_type-request:
The type of vNIC which this port should be attached to. This is used to
determine which mechanism driver(s) to be used to bind the port.
The valid values are ``normal``, ``macvtap``, ``direct``, ``baremetal``,
``direct-physical``, ``virtio-forwarder`` and ``smart-nic``.
``direct-physical``, ``virtio-forwarder``, ``smart-nic``
and ``remote-managed``.
What type of vNIC is actually available depends on deployments.
The default is ``normal``.
in: body

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neutron_lib/api/definitions/portbindings.py
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@ -127,11 +127,12 @@ VNIC_VHOST_VDPA = 'vdpa'
# (https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Cyborg).
VNIC_ACCELERATOR_DIRECT = 'accelerator-direct'
VNIC_ACCELERATOR_DIRECT_PHYSICAL = 'accelerator-direct-physical'
VNIC_REMOTE_MANAGED = 'remote-managed'
VNIC_TYPES = [VNIC_NORMAL, VNIC_DIRECT, VNIC_MACVTAP, VNIC_BAREMETAL,
VNIC_DIRECT_PHYSICAL, VNIC_VIRTIO_FORWARDER, VNIC_SMARTNIC,
VNIC_VHOST_VDPA, VNIC_ACCELERATOR_DIRECT,
VNIC_ACCELERATOR_DIRECT_PHYSICAL]
VNIC_ACCELERATOR_DIRECT_PHYSICAL, VNIC_REMOTE_MANAGED]
# VIF_DETAILS_CONNECTIVITY: Indicates what kind of connectivity the network
# back-end provides: L2, L3 or not specified.

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releasenotes/notes/vnic-type-remote-managed-c0809926fcd30e93.yaml Normal file
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---
features:
- |
Add ``remote-managed`` VNIC type for ports such as off-path SmartNIC DPU
ports.