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Configuring and viewing IP addresses

You can configure an IP address when you create a virtual machine (VM). The IP address is provisioned with cloud-init.

You can view the IP address of a VM by using the OpenShift Container Platform web console or the command line. The network information is collected by the QEMU guest agent.

Configuring IP addresses for virtual machines

You can configure a static IP address when you create a virtual machine (VM) by using the web console or the command line.

You can configure a dynamic IP address when you create a VM by using the command line.

The IP address is provisioned with cloud-init.

Configuring a static IP address when creating a virtual machine by using the web console

You can configure a static IP address when you create a virtual machine (VM) by using the web console. The IP address is provisioned with cloud-init.

Note

If the VM is connected to the pod network, the pod network interface is the default route unless you update it.

Prerequisites

  • The virtual machine is connected to a secondary network.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Virtualization → Catalog in the web console.

  2. Click a template tile.

  3. Click Customize VirtualMachine.

  4. Click Next.

  5. On the Scripts tab, click the edit icon beside Cloud-init.

  6. Select the Add network data checkbox.

  7. Enter the ethernet name, one or more IP addresses separated by commas, and the gateway address.

  8. Click Apply.

  9. Click Create VirtualMachine.

Configuring an IP address when creating a virtual machine by using the CLI

You can configure a static or dynamic IP address when you create a virtual machine (VM). The IP address is provisioned with cloud-init.

Note

If the VM is connected to the pod network, the pod network interface is the default route unless you update it.

Prerequisites

  • The virtual machine is connected to a secondary network.

  • You have a DHCP server available on the secondary network to configure a dynamic IP for the virtual machine.

Procedure

  • Edit the spec.template.spec.volumes.cloudInitNoCloud.networkData stanza of the virtual machine configuration:

    • To configure a dynamic IP address, specify the interface name and enable DHCP:

      kind: VirtualMachine
spec:
# ...
  template:
  # ...
    spec:
      volumes:
      - cloudInitNoCloud:
          networkData: |
            version: 2
            ethernets:
              eth1: 
                dhcp4: true
      1. Specify the interface name.

    • To configure a static IP, specify the interface name and the IP address:

      kind: VirtualMachine
spec:
# ...
  template:
  # ...
    spec:
      volumes:
      - cloudInitNoCloud:
          networkData: |
            version: 2
            ethernets:
              eth1: 
                addresses:
                - 10.10.10.14/24
      1. Specify the interface name.
      2. Specify the static IP address.

Viewing IP addresses of virtual machines

You can view the IP address of a VM by using the OpenShift Container Platform web console or the command line.

The network information is collected by the QEMU guest agent.

Viewing the IP address of a virtual machine by using the web console

You can view the IP address of a virtual machine (VM) by using the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

Note

You must install the QEMU guest agent on a VM to view the IP address of a secondary network interface. A pod network interface does not require the QEMU guest agent.

Procedure

  1. In the OpenShift Container Platform console, click Virtualization → VirtualMachines from the side menu.

  2. Select a VM to open the VirtualMachine details page.

  3. Click the Details tab to view the IP address.

Viewing the IP address of a virtual machine by using the CLI

You can view the IP address of a virtual machine (VM) by using the command line.

Note

You must install the QEMU guest agent on a VM to view the IP address of a secondary network interface. A pod network interface does not require the QEMU guest agent.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).

Procedure

  • Obtain the virtual machine instance configuration by running the following command:

    $ oc describe vmi <vmi_name>

    Example output:

    # ...
Interfaces:
   Interface Name:  eth0
   Ip Address:      10.244.0.37/24
   Ip Addresses:
     10.244.0.37/24
     fe80::858:aff:fef4:25/64
   Mac:             0a:58:0a:f4:00:25
   Name:            default
   Interface Name:  v2
   Ip Address:      1.1.1.7/24
   Ip Addresses:
     1.1.1.7/24
     fe80::f4d9:70ff:fe13:9089/64
   Mac:             f6:d9:70:13:90:89
   Interface Name:  v1
   Ip Address:      1.1.1.1/24
   Ip Addresses:
     1.1.1.1/24
     1.1.1.2/24
     1.1.1.4/24
     2001:de7:0:f101::1/64
     2001:db8:0:f101::1/64
     fe80::1420:84ff:fe10:17aa/64
   Mac:             16:20:84:10:17:aa

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