A.72 edit Network

Edits an Ethernet-based network.

Syntax

edit Network instance [ roles= { MANAGEMENT | LIVE_MIGRATE | CLUSTER_HEARTBEAT | VIRTUAL_MACHINE | STORAGE } ] [ name=value ] [ description=value ]

Where instance is:

{ id=value | name=value }

Description

This command edits the attributes of an Ethernet-based network.

Although none of the options are mandatory, you must supply at least one option.

Options

The following table shows the available options for this command.

Option

Description

roles= { MANAGEMENT | LIVE_MIGRATE | CLUSTER_HEARTBEAT | VIRTUAL_MACHINE | STORAGE }

The network roles. Enter options separated by commas (,), for example:

roles='VIRTUAL_MACHINE,STORAGE'

name=value

A name to identify the network.

description=value

Optional description for the network. value is a maximum of 4,000 characters.

{ id=value | name=value }

The instance of the object using either the id or name option, for example name=MyNetwork.

Examples

Example A.94 Editing a network

OVM> edit Network name=MyVMNetwork roles='VIRTUAL_MACHINE,LIVE_MIGRATION'

See Also