SR-IOV network¶
SR-IOV is a hardware standard that allows a single network card port to appear as several virtual network interfaces in a virtualized environment.
The sriov network type allows to specify presets to use when connecting instances to a parent interface.
In this case, the instance NICs can simply set the network option to the network they connect to without knowing any of the underlying configuration details.
Configuration options¶
The following configuration key namespaces are currently supported for the sriov network type:
maas(MAAS network identification)user(free-form key/value for user metadata)
Note
LXD uses the CIDR notation where network subnet information is required, for example, 192.0.2.0/24 or 2001:db8::/32. This does not apply to cases where a single address is required, for example, local/remote addresses of tunnels, NAT addresses or specific addresses to apply to an instance.
The following configuration options are available for the sriov network type:
| Key: | maas.subnet.ipv4 |
| Type: | string |
| Condition: | IPv4 address; using the |
| Scope: | global |
| Key: | maas.subnet.ipv6 |
| Type: | string |
| Condition: | IPv6 address; using the |
| Scope: | global |