Creates an Ethernet-based network.
Syntax
create Network
[
roles=
{
MANAGEMENT
|
LIVE_MIGRATE
|
CLUSTER_HEARTBEAT
|
VIRTUAL_MACHINE
|
STORAGE
}
]
name=
[
value
description=
] [
value
on Server
]instance
Where
is:
instance
{
id=
|
value
name=
}value
Description
This command creates an Ethernet-based network. To create a local
network on an Oracle VM Server, use the on Server
option. You can only
create a local network for virtual machine networks (using the
instance
roles=VIRTUAL_MACHINE
option), as shown in
Example A.52, “Creating a local network on an Oracle VM Server”. You cannot use
a local network for traffic such as storage, or cluster heartbeat.
Options
The following table shows the available options for this command.
Option | Description |
---|---|
| The network roles. Enter options separated by commas (,), for example: roles='VIRTUAL_MACHINE,STORAGE' |
| A name to identify the network. |
|
Optional description for the network.
|
{
|
The instance of the object using either the
|
Any create command only creates a single instance of an object, and therefore only accepts a single object instance as an attribute. Providing more than one object of the same attribute type as a parameter always results in the last attribute value taking precedence.
Examples
Example A.52 Creating a local network on an Oracle VM Server
OVM> create Network name=MyLocalNetwork roles=VIRTUAL_MACHINE on Server name=MyServer