Module netns

func netns_check_pack

Ensure that the minimum parameters to set up a namespace are present in the pack and that the parameters meet some minimum criteria in form and/or length

ARGUMENTS

   netns_args_packname
         Name of variable containing netns information. (Was created by netns init with a name
         you chose)

func netns_chroot_exec

Run a command in a netns chroot that already exists.

ARGUMENTS

   netns_args_packname
         Name of variable containing netns information. (Was created by netns init with a name
         you chose)

   chroot_root
         Existing chroot to run within.

   command
         Command and arguments.

func netns_create

Idempotent create a network namespace.

ARGUMENTS

   ns_name
        ns_name

func netns_delete

Idempotent delete a network namespace.

ARGUMENTS

   ns_name
        ns_name

func netns_exec

Execute a command in the given network namespace.

ARGUMENTS

   ns_name
        ns_name

func netns_exists

Check if a network namespace exists.

ARGUMENTS

   ns_name
        ns_name

func netns_init

create a pack containing the network namespace parameters

example:

netns_init nsparams ns_name=mynamespace devname=mynamespace_eth0       \
        peer_devname=eth0 connected_nic=eth0 bridge_cidr=<ipaddress>   \
        nic_cidr=<ipaddress>

Where the options are:

• ns_name : The namespace name
• devname : veth pair’s external dev name
• peer_devname : veth pair’s internal dev name
• connected_nic : nic that can talk to the internet
• bridge_cidr : cidr for the bridge (ex: 1.2.3.4/24)
• nic_cidr : cidr for the internal nic (peer_devname)

ARGUMENTS

   netns_args_packname
         Name of variable that will be used to hold this netns's information.

   netns_options
         Network namespace options to use in form option=value

func netns_list

Get a list of network namespaces.

func netns_supported

Check which network namespace features are supported.

ARGUMENTS

   area
        ?area=all