Network (network) Resource

Example 12–14 Example network XML

<Envelope>
  <References/>
  <Content xsi:type="ovf:VirtualSystem_Type" id="ldg1">
    <Section xsi:type="ovf:VirtualHardwareSection_Type">
      <Item>
        <rasd:OtherResourceType>network</rasd:OtherResourceType>
        <gprop:GenericProperty key="linkprop">phys-state</gprop:GenericProperty>
        <gprop:GenericProperty key="vnet_name">ldg1-vnet0</gprop:GenericProperty>
        <gprop:GenericProperty
          key="service_name">primary-vsw0</gprop:GenericProperty>
        <rasd:Address>00:14:4f:fc:00:01</rasd:Address>
      </Item>
    </Section>
  </Content>
</Envelope>

A network resource is always contained within a <Content> section. It must have <gprop:GenericProperty> tags with the following keys:

• linkprop – Specifies whether the virtual device should get physical link state updates. When the value is phys-state, the virtual device gets physical link state updates. When the value is blank, the virtual device does not get physical link state updates. By default, the virtual device does not get physical link state updates.

• vnet_name – Name of the virtual network (vnet)

• service_name – Name of the virtual switch (vswitch) to which this virtual network is to be bound

Optionally, the network resource can also have the following properties:

• <rasd:Address> – Assigns a MAC address to the virtual switch

• pvid – Port virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID) indicates the VLAN of which the virtual network needs to be a member, in untagged mode.

• vid – Virtual local area network (VLAN) identifier (ID) indicates the VLAN of which a virtual network and virtual switch need to be a member, in tagged mode.

• mode – hybrid to enable hybrid I/O for that virtual network.