diff --git a/source/installguide/hypervisor/kvm.rst b/source/installguide/hypervisor/kvm.rst index 3b2510c675..695399c0f6 100644 --- a/source/installguide/hypervisor/kvm.rst +++ b/source/installguide/hypervisor/kvm.rst @@ -861,6 +861,38 @@ although a reboot is recommended to see if everything works properly. in case you made a configuration error and the network stops functioning! +Configure Oracle Linux for Basic Networks using nmcli +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +All the required packages were installed when you installed libvirt, so +we only have to configure the network. + +Disable IP settings on physical NIC first + +.. parsed-literal:: + nmcli con mod eth0 ipv4.method disabled ipv6.method ignore + +Configure cloudbr0 and include the Management IP of the hypervisor. + +.. parsed-literal:: + nmcli con add type bridge ifname cloudbr0 con-name cloudbr0 + nmcli con add type ethernet ifname eth0 master cloudbr0 slave-type bridge con-name cloudbr0-eth0 + nmcli con modify cloudbr0 ipv4.addresses 192.168.42.11/24 ipv4.gateway 192.168.42.1 ipv4.method manual ipv6.method ignore + + +Configure cloudbr1 as a plain bridge without an IP address + +.. parsed-literal:: + nmcli con add type bridge ifname cloudbr1 con-name cloudbr1 ipv4.method disabled ipv6.method ignore + nmcli con add type vlan ifname eth0.20 dev eth0 id 20 master cloudbr1 con-name vlan20 + +With this configuration you should be able to restart the network, +although a reboot is recommended to see if everything works properly. + +.. warning:: + Make sure you have an alternative way like IPMI or ILO to reach the machine + in case you made a configuration error and the network stops functioning! + + Network Example for Advanced Networks ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -1167,6 +1199,38 @@ although a reboot is recommended to see if everything works properly. in case you made a configuration error and the network stops functioning! +Configure Oracle Linux for Advance Networks using nmcli +''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' +All the required packages were installed when you installed libvirt, so +we only have to configure the network. + +Disable IP settings on physical NICs first + +.. parsed-literal:: + nmcli con mod eth0 ipv4.method disabled ipv6.method ignore + nmcli con mod eth1 ipv4.method disabled ipv6.method ignore + +Configure cloudbr0 and include the Management IP of the hypervisor. + +.. parsed-literal:: + nmcli con add type bridge ifname cloudbr0 con-name cloudbr0 ipv4.addresses 192.168.42.11/24 ipv4.gateway 192.168.42.1 ipv4.method manual ipv6.method ignore + nmcli con add type ethernet ifname eth0 master cloudbr0 slave-type bridge con-name cloudbr0-eth0 + +Configure cloudbr1 as a plain bridge without an IP address + +.. parsed-literal:: + nmcli con add type bridge ifname cloudbr1 con-name cloudbr1 ipv4.method disabled ipv6.method ignore + nmcli con add type ethernet ifname eth1 master cloudbr1 slave-type bridge con-name cloudbr1-eth1 + +With this configuration you should be able to restart the network, +although a reboot is recommended to see if everything works properly. + +.. warning:: + Make sure you have an alternative way like IPMI or ILO to reach the machine + in case you made a configuration error and the network stops functioning! + + + Configure the network using OpenVswitch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~