Backlog #3219
set/change ethernet link state
| Status: | Pending | Start date: | 10/02/2014 | |
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| Priority: | High | Due date: | ||
| Assignee: | - | % Done: | 0% | |
| Category: | Core & System | |||
| Target version: | - |
Description
A nice feature in virtualbox/vmware is the capability to change the state of the Ethernet link (active, disconnected).
It is already possible to set the link state in libvirt through <link state"up|down"> (useful for example when you are testing whether a snapshots boot, but you don't want to have the VM to advertise on the network). It is also possible to change it live through virsh's domif-setlink command;
I think it may be a useful addition to the network definitions, along with a button in the VM/net pane to change the Ethernet state on-the-fly.
History
#1
Updated by EOLE Team almost 7 years ago
+1
We tried to test HA in VMs and finally add some iptables rules for the testing, I button in Sunstone will be easier to use ;-)
Regards.
#2
Updated by Ruben S. Montero almost 7 years ago
- Tracker changed from Feature to Backlog
- Category set to Core & System
- Priority changed from Normal to High
Wouldn't be this equivalent to the attach/detach nic operation?
#3
Updated by EOLE Team almost 7 years ago
Ruben S. Montero wrote:
Wouldn't be this equivalent to the attach/detach nic operation?
I don't think so, the detach remove the device from the VMs, a next attach could change its MAC address.
#4
Updated by Ruben S. Montero almost 7 years ago
Make sense, the issue is now in the backlog with priority high to consider its implementation in a next release.
Thanks for your feedback!