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27 lines
984 B
Markdown
Veth Pair
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This role creates a veth pair. It will plug one end into the specified OVS
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bridge and, optionally, can plug the other end into a source Linux bridge.
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Requirements
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The host should have the `ip` and `ovs-vsctl` commands accessible. If
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`veth_pair_plug_into_source` is enabled, the command `brctl` must also be
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accessible.
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Role Variables
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- `veth_pair_ovs_link_name`: The name to give the veth link that plugs into the
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OVS bridge.
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- `veth_pair_ovs_bridge`: The name of the OVS bridge to plug into.
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- `veth_pair_source_link_name`: The name to give the veth link that plugs into
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the source device.
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- `veth_pair_source_bridge`: The name of the source Linux bridge to plug into. Must be
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specified if and only if `plug_into_source` is enabled.
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- `plug_into_source`: Whether or not to plug the source end of the veth pair
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into a Linux bridge. If enabled, `source_bridge`, `source_bridge` must also
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be specified. Default is `false`.
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