external_connections block
In the external_connections
block, you can specify the names of external connection points using the following parameter:
- name
For each external connection point, you can specify the following parameters.
Value | Mandatory | Description |
---|---|---|
| Brief description of the external connection point. | |
| IP address of the external connection point of the virtual network function. | |
| Subnet mask of the external connection point of the virtual network function. | |
| IP address of the gateway of the external connection point of the virtual network function. | |
| IP address of the DNS server of the external connection point of the virtual network function. | |
| The group to which the external connection point of the virtual network function belongs. Mandatory parameter if multiple VDUs within the virtual network function use the same external connection point. |
The following values can be specified for the ip
, mask
, gw
, and dns
settings:
- Enter a value manually — The IP address is assigned using DHCP via MAC-based reservation of an OpenStack port and cannot be changed.
AUTO
— The IP address is assigned automatically using an external DHCP server or scripts. Scripts can be specified in the configurationsblock
.MANUAL
— You must specify the IP address manually.