salt.modules.openvswitch¶

Support for Open vSwitch - module with basic Open vSwitch commands.

Suitable for setting up Openstack Neutron.

codeauthor:: Jiri Kotlin <jiri.kotlin@ultimum.io>

salt.modules.openvswitch.bridge_create(br, may_exist=True, parent=None, vlan=None)¶

Creates a new bridge.

Parameters:

br -- string bridge name
may_exist -- bool if False - attempting to create a bridge that exists returns False.
parent -- string name of the parent bridge (if the bridge shall be created as a fake bridge). If specified, vlan must also be specified.
versionadded: (..) -- 3006.0:
vlan -- int VLAN ID of the bridge (if the bridge shall be created as a fake bridge). If specified, parent must also be specified.
versionadded: -- 3006.0:

Returns:

True on success, else False.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.bridge_create br0

salt.modules.openvswitch.bridge_delete(br, if_exists=True)¶

Deletes bridge and all of its ports.

Parameters:

br -- A string - bridge name
if_exists -- Bool, if False - attempting to delete a bridge that does not exist returns False.

Returns:

True on success, else False.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.bridge_delete br0

salt.modules.openvswitch.bridge_exists(br)¶

Tests whether bridge exists as a real or fake bridge.

Returns:: True if Bridge exists, else False.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.bridge_exists br0

salt.modules.openvswitch.bridge_list()¶

Lists all existing real and fake bridges.

Returns:: List of bridges (or empty list), False on failure.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.bridge_list

salt.modules.openvswitch.bridge_to_parent(br)¶

New in version 3006.0.

Returns the parent bridge of a bridge.

Parameters:: br -- string bridge name
Returns:: Name of the parent bridge. This is the same as the bridge name if the bridge is not a fake bridge. If the bridge does not exist, False is returned.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.bridge_to_parent br0

salt.modules.openvswitch.bridge_to_vlan(br)¶

New in version 3006.0.

Returns the VLAN ID of a bridge.

Parameters:: br -- string bridge name
Returns:: VLAN ID of the bridge. The VLAN ID is 0 if the bridge is not a fake bridge. If the bridge does not exist, False is returned.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.bridge_to_parent br0

salt.modules.openvswitch.db_get(table, record, column, if_exists=False)¶

New in version 3006.0.

Gets a column's value for a specific record.

Parameters:

table -- string name of the database table
record -- string identifier of the record
column -- string name of the column
if_exists -- boolean if True, it is not an error if the record does not exist.

Returns:

The column's value.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.db_get Port br0 vlan_mode

salt.modules.openvswitch.db_set(table, record, column, value, if_exists=False)¶

New in version 3006.0.

Sets a column's value for a specific record.

Parameters:

table -- string name of the database table
record -- string identifier of the record
column -- string name of the column
value -- string the value to be set
if_exists -- boolean if True, it is not an error if the record does not exist.

Returns:

None on success and an error message on failure.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.db_set Interface br0 mac 02:03:04:05:06:07

salt.modules.openvswitch.interface_get_options(port)¶

Port's interface's optional parameters.

Parameters:: port -- A string - port name.
Returns:: String containing optional parameters of port's interface, False on failure.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.interface_get_options tap0

salt.modules.openvswitch.interface_get_type(port)¶

Type of port's interface.

Parameters:: port -- A string - port name.
Returns:: String - type of interface or empty string, False on failure.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.interface_get_type tap0

salt.modules.openvswitch.port_add(br, port, may_exist=False, internal=False)¶

Creates on bridge a new port named port.

Returns:

True on success, else False.

Parameters:

br -- A string - bridge name
port -- A string - port name
may_exist -- Bool, if False - attempting to create a port that exists returns False.
internal -- A boolean to create an internal interface if one does not exist.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.port_add br0 8080

salt.modules.openvswitch.port_create_gre(br, port, id, remote)¶

Generic Routing Encapsulation - creates GRE tunnel between endpoints.

Parameters:

br -- A string - bridge name.
port -- A string - port name.
id -- An integer - unsigned 32-bit number, tunnel's key.
remote -- A string - remote endpoint's IP address.

Returns:

True on success, else False.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.port_create_gre br0 gre1 5001 192.168.1.10

salt.modules.openvswitch.port_create_vlan(br, port, id, internal=False)¶

Isolate VM traffic using VLANs.

Parameters:

br -- A string - bridge name.
port -- A string - port name.
id -- An integer in the valid range 0 to 4095 (inclusive), name of VLAN.
internal -- A boolean to create an internal interface if one does not exist.

Returns:

True on success, else False.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.port_create_vlan br0 tap0 100

salt.modules.openvswitch.port_create_vxlan(br, port, id, remote, dst_port=None)¶

Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network - creates VXLAN tunnel between endpoints.

Parameters:

br -- A string - bridge name.
port -- A string - port name.
id -- An integer - unsigned 64-bit number, tunnel's key.
remote -- A string - remote endpoint's IP address.
dst_port -- An integer - port to use when creating tunnelport in the switch.

Returns:

True on success, else False.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.port_create_vxlan br0 vx1 5001 192.168.1.10 8472

salt.modules.openvswitch.port_get_tag(port)¶

Lists tags of the port.

Parameters:: port -- A string - port name.
Returns:: List of tags (or empty list), False on failure.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.port_get_tag tap0

salt.modules.openvswitch.port_list(br)¶

Lists all of the ports within bridge.

Parameters:: br -- A string - bridge name.
Returns:: List of bridges (or empty list), False on failure.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.port_list br0

salt.modules.openvswitch.port_remove(br, port, if_exists=True)¶

Deletes port.

Parameters:

br -- A string - bridge name (If bridge is None, port is removed from whatever bridge contains it)
port -- A string - port name.
if_exists -- Bool, if False - attempting to delete a por that does not exist returns False. (Default True)

Returns:

True on success, else False.

New in version 2016.3.0.

CLI Example:

salt '*' openvswitch.port_remove br0 8080

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