Wido, It's something I'll look into over time however there are a few more complexities to overcome with a basic zone. Once Advanced has been done hopefully Basic will follow shortly behind.
Alex Hitchins | 07788 423 969 | 01892 523 587 -----Original Message----- From: Wido den Hollander [mailto:w...@widodh.nl] Sent: 28 May 2014 22:09 To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] - Change Primary IP Address On 05/28/2014 04:36 PM, Alex Hitchins wrote: > All, I'd like to submit the below proposal. This can also be found here : > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/New+API+call+to > +chang > e+Primary+IP+address+after+VM+creation+in+Advanced+Zones > > I've started looking into this project although before anything is > written I'd like community thoughts and feedback. > Why only Advanced? I think this feature would benefit Basic Zone networks as well. I know that a lot of public cloud offerings use the Basic Zone networking and would love to see this feature. Wido > ---- > > Subject: New API call to change Primary IP address after VM creation > in Advanced Zones. > > Background: Currently the only way to change the IP address (via the > API) is to drop a NIC attached to the VM and then add a new NIC with > the desired new IP address. The process is as follows: > > 1. Add Temp NIC > 2. Make Temp NIC default > 3. Remove original NIC > 4. Add NIC on same network as NIC removed in step 3, specifying IP as > you add it 5. Make newly added NIC default 6. Remove Temp NIC > > This process works however it will mean the VM will see a new MAC > address which could mean additional configuration is required. > > The existing API calls (removeIPFromNic & addIpToNic) only allow the > user to modify the secondary IP addresses. This proposal is to create > a new API call allowing the user to reset the IP address without the > need to remove and add a new NIC. > > Requirements: > > 1. Add a new API call under the NIC section for root & admin users, > allowing them to specify a new IP address for a given NIC e.g. > amendIpToNic ( int nicId, string oldIpAddress, string newIpAddress ) > 2. The system should check to ensure the new IP address that is being > applied isn't already in use on the network. > 3. The API call on success will require the virtual machine to be > restarted for DHCP to be refreshed. > 4. The functionality should apply to Advanced Zones. > > Comments: > > While we will perform a cursory check to see that the IP address isn't > already in use, no other checks will be made. It will still be up to > the domain administrator to manage IP allocation. > > > > > > Alex Hitchins > ------------------------------ > E: a...@alexhitchins.com > W: alexhitchins.com > M: 07788 423 969 > T: 01892 523 587 > >
