Interfaces

>>>

GET /api/hosts/:host_id/interfaces
List all interfaces for host

GET /api/domains/:domain_id/interfaces
List all interfaces for domain

GET /api/subnets/:subnet_id/interfaces
List all interfaces for subnet

Examples

GET /api/hosts/host21/interfaces
404
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Resource interface not found by id ''"
  }
}

Params

Param name Description
location_id
optional

Set the current location context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
organization_id
optional

Set the current organization context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
host_id
required

ID or name of host

Validations:

  • Must be a String
domain_id
optional

ID or name of domain

Validations:

  • Must be a String
subnet_id
optional

ID or name of subnet

Validations:

  • Must be a String
page
optional

Page number, starting at 1

Validations:

  • Must be a number.
per_page
optional

Number of results per page to return, ‘all’ to return all results

Validations:

  • Must match regular expression /\A([1-9]\d|all)\Z$/.
>>>

GET /api/hosts/:host_id/interfaces/:id
Show an interface for host

Examples

GET /api/hosts/host2133/interfaces/12
200
{
  "subnet_id": null,
  "subnet_name": null,
  "subnet6_id": null,
  "subnet6_name": null,
  "domain_id": null,
  "domain_name": null,
  "created_at": "2021-05-18 16:18:36 UTC",
  "updated_at": "2021-05-18 16:18:36 UTC",
  "managed": true,
  "identifier": "eth777",
  "id": 12,
  "name": null,
  "ip": "0.0.0.182",
  "ip6": null,
  "mac": "00:33:45:ab:01:28",
  "mtu": null,
  "fqdn": null,
  "primary": false,
  "provision": false,
  "type": "interface",
  "virtual": false
}

Params

Param name Description
location_id
optional

Set the current location context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
organization_id
optional

Set the current organization context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
host_id
required

ID or name of host

Validations:

  • Must be a String
id
required

ID or name of interface

Validations:

  • Must be a String
>>>

POST /api/hosts/:host_id/interfaces
Create an interface on a host

Examples

POST /api/hosts/host2134/interfaces
{
  "interface": {
    "name": "test.foreman.com",
    "ip": "10.0.1.1",
    "mac": "AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA",
    "username": "foo",
    "password": "bar",
    "provider": "IPMI",
    "type": "UNKNOWN",
    "ip6": "2001:db8::1"
  }
}
422
{
  "error": {
    "message": "ERF74-6594 [InterfaceTypeMapper::UnknownTypeException]: Unknown interface type, must be one of [interface, bmc, bond, bridge]"
  }
}

Params

Param name Description
location_id
optional

Set the current location context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
organization_id
optional

Set the current organization context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
host_id
required

ID or name of host

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface
required

interface information

Validations:

  • Must be a Hash
interface[mac]
optional , nil allowed

MAC address of interface. Required for managed interfaces on bare metal.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[ip]
optional , nil allowed

IPv4 address of interface

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[ip6]
optional , nil allowed

IPv6 address of interface

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[type]
optional , nil allowed

Interface type, e.g. bmc. Default is interface

Validations:

  • Must be one of: interface, bmc, bond, bridge.
interface[name]
optional , nil allowed

Interface’s DNS name

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[subnet_id]
optional , nil allowed

Foreman subnet ID of IPv4 interface

Validations:

  • Must be a number.
interface[subnet6_id]
optional , nil allowed

Foreman subnet ID of IPv6 interface

Validations:

  • Must be a number.
interface[domain_id]
optional , nil allowed

Foreman domain ID of interface. Required for primary interfaces on managed hosts.

Validations:

  • Must be a number.
interface[identifier]
optional , nil allowed

Device identifier, e.g. eth0 or eth1.1

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[managed]
optional , nil allowed

Should this interface be managed via DHCP and DNS smart proxy and should it be configured during provisioning?

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[primary]
optional , nil allowed

Should this interface be used for constructing the FQDN of the host? Each managed hosts needs to have one primary interface.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[provision]
optional , nil allowed

Should this interface be used for TFTP of PXELinux (or SSH for image-based hosts)? Each managed hosts needs to have one provision interface.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[username]
optional , nil allowed

Only for BMC interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[password]
optional , nil allowed

Only for BMC interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[provider]
optional , nil allowed

Interface provider, e.g. IPMI. Only for BMC interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: IPMI, Redfish, SSH.
interface[virtual]
optional , nil allowed

Alias or VLAN device

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[tag]
optional , nil allowed

VLAN tag, this attribute has precedence over the subnet VLAN ID. Only for virtual interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[mtu]
optional , nil allowed

MTU, this attribute has precedence over the subnet MTU.

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
interface[attached_to]
optional , nil allowed

Identifier of the interface to which this interface belongs, e.g. eth1. Only for virtual interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[mode]
optional , nil allowed

Bond mode of the interface, e.g. balance-rr. Only for bond interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: balance-rr, active-backup, balance-xor, broadcast, 802.3ad, balance-tlb, balance-alb.
interface[attached_devices]
optional , nil allowed

Identifiers of attached interfaces, e.g. ['eth1', 'eth2']. For bond interfaces those are the slaves. Only for bond and bridges interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be an array of any type
interface[bond_options]
optional , nil allowed

Space separated options, e.g. miimon=100. Only for bond interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[compute_attributes]
optional , nil allowed

Additional compute resource specific attributes for the interface.

Validations:

  • Must be a Hash
>>>

PUT /api/hosts/:host_id/interfaces/:id
Update a host's interface

Examples

POST /api/hosts/host2131/interfaces/7
{
  "interface": {
    "name": "test.foreman.com",
    "ip": "10.0.1.1",
    "mac": "AA:AA:AA:AA:AA:AA",
    "username": "foo",
    "password": "bar",
    "provider": "IPMI",
    "type": "bmc",
    "ip6": "2001:db8::1"
  }
}
422
{
  "error": {
    "id": 7,
    "errors": {
      "type": [
        "can't be changed once the interface is saved"
      ]
    },
    "full_messages": [
      "Type can't be changed once the interface is saved"
    ]
  }
}

Params

Param name Description
location_id
optional

Set the current location context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
organization_id
optional

Set the current organization context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
host_id
required

ID or name of host

Validations:

  • Must be a String
id
required

ID of interface

Validations:

  • Must be an identifier, string from 1 to 128 characters containing only alphanumeric characters, space, underscore(_), hypen(-) with no leading or trailing space.
interface
required

interface information

Validations:

  • Must be a Hash
interface[mac]
optional , nil allowed

MAC address of interface. Required for managed interfaces on bare metal.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[ip]
optional , nil allowed

IPv4 address of interface

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[ip6]
optional , nil allowed

IPv6 address of interface

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[type]
optional , nil allowed

Interface type, e.g. bmc. Default is interface

Validations:

  • Must be one of: interface, bmc, bond, bridge.
interface[name]
optional , nil allowed

Interface’s DNS name

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[subnet_id]
optional , nil allowed

Foreman subnet ID of IPv4 interface

Validations:

  • Must be a number.
interface[subnet6_id]
optional , nil allowed

Foreman subnet ID of IPv6 interface

Validations:

  • Must be a number.
interface[domain_id]
optional , nil allowed

Foreman domain ID of interface. Required for primary interfaces on managed hosts.

Validations:

  • Must be a number.
interface[identifier]
optional , nil allowed

Device identifier, e.g. eth0 or eth1.1

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[managed]
optional , nil allowed

Should this interface be managed via DHCP and DNS smart proxy and should it be configured during provisioning?

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[primary]
optional , nil allowed

Should this interface be used for constructing the FQDN of the host? Each managed hosts needs to have one primary interface.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[provision]
optional , nil allowed

Should this interface be used for TFTP of PXELinux (or SSH for image-based hosts)? Each managed hosts needs to have one provision interface.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[username]
optional , nil allowed

Only for BMC interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[password]
optional , nil allowed

Only for BMC interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[provider]
optional , nil allowed

Interface provider, e.g. IPMI. Only for BMC interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: IPMI, Redfish, SSH.
interface[virtual]
optional , nil allowed

Alias or VLAN device

Validations:

  • Must be one of: true, false, 1, 0.
interface[tag]
optional , nil allowed

VLAN tag, this attribute has precedence over the subnet VLAN ID. Only for virtual interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[mtu]
optional , nil allowed

MTU, this attribute has precedence over the subnet MTU.

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
interface[attached_to]
optional , nil allowed

Identifier of the interface to which this interface belongs, e.g. eth1. Only for virtual interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[mode]
optional , nil allowed

Bond mode of the interface, e.g. balance-rr. Only for bond interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be one of: balance-rr, active-backup, balance-xor, broadcast, 802.3ad, balance-tlb, balance-alb.
interface[attached_devices]
optional , nil allowed

Identifiers of attached interfaces, e.g. ['eth1', 'eth2']. For bond interfaces those are the slaves. Only for bond and bridges interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be an array of any type
interface[bond_options]
optional , nil allowed

Space separated options, e.g. miimon=100. Only for bond interfaces.

Validations:

  • Must be a String
interface[compute_attributes]
optional , nil allowed

Additional compute resource specific attributes for the interface.

Validations:

  • Must be a Hash
>>>

DELETE /api/hosts/:host_id/interfaces/:id
Delete a host's interface

Examples

DELETE /api/hosts/host2132/interfaces/9
{
  "interface": {}
}
200
{
  "id": 9,
  "mac": "00:33:45:ab:01:26",
  "ip": "0.0.0.180",
  "name": null,
  "host_id": 6,
  "subnet_id": null,
  "domain_id": null,
  "attrs": {},
  "created_at": "2021-05-18T16:18:36.437Z",
  "updated_at": "2021-05-18T16:18:36.437Z",
  "provider": null,
  "username": null,
  "password": null,
  "virtual": false,
  "link": true,
  "identifier": "eth775",
  "tag": "",
  "attached_to": "",
  "managed": true,
  "mode": "balance-rr",
  "attached_devices": "",
  "bond_options": "",
  "primary": false,
  "provision": false,
  "compute_attributes": {},
  "ip6": null,
  "subnet6_id": null
}

Params

Param name Description
location_id
optional

Set the current location context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
organization_id
optional

Set the current organization context for the request

Validations:

  • Must be a Integer
host_id
required

ID or name of host

Validations:

  • Must be a String
id
required

ID of interface

Validations:

  • Must be a String