Container networking setup

11.3 Docker container networking setup

11.3.1 Interface parameters

Now we are going to create a network interface for our container !

• a Press to launch interface editor
• b Enter a name for docker port that is going to be linked with container interface. Let's choose "P01".
• c Enter a name for interface inside ALP container. Let's stay classic and choose "eth0" !
• d Enter a vlan number for P01 port. (This is optional ). Let's choose 100.
• e Enter a valid mac address for your container interface
• f (optional) Enter a requested openflow port number for P01 port. Let's choose 1001
• g Validate

11.3.2 Interface ip address config

• h Select interface config you have created in 11.3.1
• k Press button to launch Docker net editor
• m Select "addr"
• n Choose a network ip / mask. ( Don't forget mask !!!)
• o Validate

11.3.3 Default route config

• p You should see here ip net config you have configured in 11.3.2
• q Press buttob to launch again Docker net editor
• r Select "Default route"
• s Enter 'default'
• t Enter gateway ip
• u Validate

11.3.4 Additional ip or routes

Note that you can repeat last steps as much as you want, if, for example, you need to define for eth0:

• multiple ipv4 addresses
• multiple ipv6 addresses
• multiple static routes

11.3.5 Applying config

• w1 In the table, you should now see an interface P01,
• w2 ip address config associated with P01
• w3 route associated with P01
• x Press to apply this network template to current container ALP (x1) on bridge br0 (x2)
• y1 (optional ) you can save this network template in order to reuse it another day.
• y2 ( optional) you can load an already saved network template.