AttachExtNetwork#

Description#

Attaches an external network to a subnet or a virtual switch.

Request Parameters#

Note

It is necessary to supply one of the parameters SubnetId, SwitchId or SwitchName In addition, you must specify either ExtNetId or ExtNetName and AvailabilityZone.

  • AvailabilityZone — The availability zone to which the external network must be connected.

    • Type: String

    • Required: No

    • Constraints: Cannot be used with the ExtNetId option

  • ExtNetId — The ID of the external subnet.

    • Type: String

    • Required: No

    • Constraints: Cannot be used with the ExtNetName and AvailabilityZone options

  • ExtNetName — The name of the external network.

    • Type: String

    • Required: No

    • Constraints: Cannot be used with the ExtNetId option

  • SubnetId — The ID of the subnet, to which you wish to attach the external network.

    • Type: String

    • Required: No

  • SwitchId — The ID of the virtual switch, to which you wish to attach the external network.

    • Type: String

    • Required: No

    • Constraints: Cannot be used with the SwitchName option

  • SwitchName — The name of the virtual switch, to which you wish to attach the external network.

    • Type: String

    • Required: No

    • Constraints: Cannot be used with the SwitchId option

Response Elements#

  • requestId — The request ID.

    • Type: String

Examples#

c2-ec2 AttachExtNetwork ExtNetName <ext-net-name> AvailabilityZone <az> SubnetId <subnet_id>

c2-ec2 AttachExtNetwork ExtNetName <ext-net-name> AvailabilityZone <az> SwitchId <switch_id>

c2-ec2 AttachExtNetwork ExtNetName <ext-net-name> AvailabilityZone <az> SwitchName <switch_name>

c2-ec2 AttachExtNetwork ExtNetId <ext-net-id> SubnetId subnet-01234567

c2-ec2 AttachExtNetwork ExtNetId <ext-net-id> SwitchId sw-01234567

c2-ec2 AttachExtNetwork ExtNetId <ext-net-id> SwitchName myswitch