This is probably more of a lacking feature on the server side. Without exposure there for available provider types, the only thing the CLI could do is to return a hardcoded list, which is probably not the right thing to do.
** Also affects: neutron Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: python-neutronclient Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: neutron Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Yahoo! Engineering Team, which is subscribed to neutron. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1416179 Title: Missing API to get list of provider network types Status in OpenStack Neutron (virtual network service): Confirmed Status in Python client library for Neutron: Invalid Bug description: There is currently no way to get the list of available provider network types from Neutron. The list may vary based on which plugin is used. Allowing clients to query for this list will remove having to hardcode the types in clients such as Horizon. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1416179/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team Post to : yahoo-eng-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp