Creating a Port

Function

This API is used to create a port.

URI

POST /v2.0/ports

Request Parameters

**Table 1** Request parameter
Parameter	Type	Mandatory	Description
port	port object	Yes	Specifies the port object list. For details, see Table 2.

**Table 2** **port** objects
Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	No	String	Specifies the port name.
network_id	Yes	String	Specifies the ID of the network to which the port belongs. The network ID must exist.
admin_state_up	No	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status. The default value is true.
fixed_ips	No	Array of fixed_ip objects	Specifies the port IP address. For details, see Table 3. For example, the value is "fixed_ips": [{"subnet_id": "4dc70db6-cb7f-4200-9790-a6a910776bba", "ip_address": "192.169.25.79"}]. "fixed_ips": [{"subnet_id": "1fd001aa-6946-4168-86d9-924c7d3ef8fb", "ip_address": "2a07:b980:4030:14::1"}]
security_groups	No	Array of strings	Specifies the UUID of the security group, for example, "security_groups": ["a0608cbf-d047-4f54-8b28-cd7b59853fff"]. This is an extended attribute. This parameter cannot be left blank.
allowed_address_pairs	No	Array of allowed_address_pairs objects	Specifies the IP address and MAC address pair. This is an extended attribute. For details, see Table 4. Instructions: The IP address cannot be 0.0.0.0. Configure a dedicated security group for the port if the parameter allowed_address_pairs has a large CIDR block (subnet mask less than 24). If the value of allowed_address_pairs is 1.1.1.1/0, the source/destination check is disabled. In the hardware SDN networking plan, the ip_address attribute value cannot be in CIDR format. To assign a virtual IP address to an ECS, the IP address configured in allowed_address_pairs must be an existing ECS NIC IP address. Otherwise, the virtual IP address cannot be used for communication. Set allowed_address_pairs of the cloud server to 1.1.1.1/0.
extra_dhcp_opts	No	Array of extra_dhcp_opt objects	Specifies the extended DHCP option. This is an extended attribute. For details, see Table 5.
binding:profile	No	Object	Specifies the user-defined settings. This is an extended attribute. Instructions: The internal_elb field is in boolean type and is available to common tenants. Set the value of this parameter to true only when you assign a virtual IP address to an internal network load balancer. The value of this field is maintained by the system and cannot be changed. Example: {"internal_elb": true} The disable_security_groups field is in boolean type and is available to common tenants. The default value is false. In high-performance communication scenarios, you can set the parameter value to true, which makes this parameter to be available to common tenants. You can specify this parameter when creating a port. Currently, the value of this parameter can only be set to true. Example: {"disable_security_groups": true } Currently, the value can only be set to true. When the value is set to true, the FWaaS function does not take effect.
binding:vnic_type	No	String	Specifies the type of the bound vNIC. normal: Softswitch
port_security_enabled	No	Boolean	Specifies whether the security option is enabled for the port. true indicates that security groups can be added and DHCP anti-spoofing is enabled. false indicates that security groups and DHCP anti-spoofing are not applied.
device_owner	No	String	Specifies the device that the port belongs to. Currently, only "" and neutron:VIP_PORT are supported. neutron:VIP_PORT indicates the port of a virtual IP address.

**Table 3** **fixed_ip** objects
Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
subnet_id	No	String	Specifies the ID of the subnet to which the port belongs. This parameter cannot be updated.
ip_address	No	String	Specifies the port IP address. This parameter cannot be updated.

**Table 4** **allowed_address_pairs** objects
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
ip_address	Yes	String	Specifies the IP address. You cannot set it to 0.0.0.0/0. Configure a dedicated security group for the port if the parameter allowed_address_pairs has a large CIDR block (subnet mask less than 24). If the value of allowed_address_pairs is 1.1.1.1/0, the source/destination check is disabled. Set allowed_address_pairs of the cloud server to 1.1.1.1/0. If the value of parameter allowed_address_pairs is specified, parameter ip_address is mandatory.
mac_address	No	String	Specifies the MAC address. By default, the MAC address of the local port is used.

**Table 5** **extra_dhcp_opt** objects
Attribute	Mandatory	Type	Description
opt_name	No	String	Specifies the option name.
opt_value	No	String	Specifies the option value.

Example Request

Create a port named port-test on network whose ID is 00ae08c5-f727-49ab-ad4b-b069398aa171.

POST https://{Endpoint}/v2.0/ports

{
    "port": {
       "admin_state_up": true,
        "network_id": "00ae08c5-f727-49ab-ad4b-b069398aa171",
        "name": "port-test"
    }
}

Response Parameters

**Table 6** Response parameter
Parameter	Type	Description
port	port object	Specifies the port information. For details, see Table 7.

**Table 7** **port** objects
Attribute	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the port ID. A maximum of 255 characters are allowed. This parameter is not mandatory when you query ports.
name	String	Specifies the port name.
network_id	String	Specifies the ID of the network to which the port belongs.
admin_state_up	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status. The default value is true.
mac_address	String	Specifies the port MAC address. For example, "mac_address": "fa:16:3e:9e:ff:55". This value can only be dynamically assigned by the system.
fixed_ips	Array of fixed_ip objects	Specifies the port IP address. For details, see Table 8. For example, the value is "fixed_ips": [{"subnet_id": "4dc70db6-cb7f-4200-9790-a6a910776bba", "ip_address": "192.169.25.79"}]. "fixed_ips": [{"subnet_id": "1fd001aa-6946-4168-86d9-924c7d3ef8fb", "ip_address": "2a07:b980:4030:14::1"}]
device_id	String	Specifies the device ID. This value is automatically maintained by the system and cannot be set or updated manually. The port with this field specified cannot be deleted.
device_owner	String	Specifies the DHCP, router or Nova to which a device belongs. The value can be network:dhcp, network:router_interface_distributed, compute:xxx, neutron:VIP_PORT, neutron:LOADBALANCERV2, neutron:LOADBALANCERV3, network:endpoint_interface, network:nat_gateway, or network:ucmp. (In value compute:xxx, xxx specifies the AZ name, for example, compute:aa-bb-cc indicates that the private IP address is used by an ECS in the aa-bb-cc AZ). This parameter value cannot be updated. You can only set device_owner to neutron:VIP_PORT for a virtual IP address port during port creation. If this parameter of a port is not left blank, the port can only be deleted when this parameter value is neutron:VIP_PORT. The port with this field specified cannot be deleted.
tenant_id	String	Specifies the project ID.
status	String	Specifies the port status. The value can be ACTIVE, BUILD, or DOWN. The status of a HANA SR-IOV VM port is always DOWN.
security_groups	Array of strings	Specifies the UUID of the security group, for example, "security_groups": ["a0608cbf-d047-4f54-8b28-cd7b59853fff"]. This is an extended attribute. This parameter cannot be left blank.
allowed_address_pairs	Array of allowed_address_pairs objects	Specifies the IP address and MAC address pair. This is an extended attribute. For details, see Table 9. Instructions: The IP address cannot be 0.0.0.0. Configure a dedicated security group for the port if the parameter allowed_address_pairs has a large CIDR block (subnet mask less than 24). If the value of allowed_address_pairs is 1.1.1.1/0, the source/destination check is disabled. In the hardware SDN networking plan, the ip_address attribute value cannot be in CIDR format. To assign a virtual IP address to an ECS, the IP address configured in allowed_address_pairs must be an existing ECS NIC IP address. Otherwise, the virtual IP address cannot be used for communication. Set allowed_address_pairs of the cloud server to 1.1.1.1/0.
extra_dhcp_opts	Array of extra_dhcp_opt objects	Specifies the extended DHCP option. This is an extended attribute. For details, see Table 10.
binding:vif_details	binding:vif_details object	For details, see Table 11.
binding:profile	Object	Specifies the user-defined settings. This is an extended attribute. Instructions: The internal_elb field is in boolean type and is available to common tenants. Set the value of this parameter to true only when you assign a virtual IP address to an internal network load balancer. The value of this field is maintained by the system and cannot be changed. Example: {"internal_elb": true} The disable_security_groups field is in boolean type and is available to common tenants. The default value is false. In high-performance communication scenarios, you can set the parameter value to true, which makes this parameter to be available to common tenants. You can specify this parameter when creating a port. Currently, the value of this parameter can only be set to true. Example: {"disable_security_groups": true } Currently, the value can only be set to true. When the value is set to true, the FWaaS function does not take effect.
binding:vnic_type	String	Specifies the type of the bound vNIC. normal: Softswitch
port_security_enabled	Boolean	Specifies whether the security option is enabled for the port. If the option is not enabled, the security group and DHCP snooping do not take effect.
dns_assignment	Array of dns_assignment objects	Specifies the default private network domain name information of the primary NIC. This is an extended attribute. The system automatically sets this parameter, and you are not allowed to configure or change the parameter value. hostname: dns_name value of the NIC ip_address: Private IPv4 address of the NIC fqdn: Default private network fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the IP address
dns_name	String	Specifies the default private network DNS name of the primary NIC. This is an extended attribute. The system automatically sets this parameter, and you are not allowed to configure or change the parameter value. Before accessing the default private network domain name, ensure that the subnet uses the DNS provided by the current system.
project_id	String	Specifies the project ID. For details about how to obtain a project ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.
created_at	String	Specifies the time (UTC) when the port is created. Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss
updated_at	String	Specifies the time (UTC) when the port is updated. Format: yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss

**Table 8** **fixed_ip** objects
Attribute	Type	Description
subnet_id	String	Specifies the ID of the subnet to which the port belongs. This parameter cannot be updated.
ip_address	String	Specifies the port IP address. This parameter cannot be updated.

**Table 9** **allowed_address_pairs** objects
Attribute	Type	Description
ip_address	String	Specifies the IP address. This parameter cannot be 0.0.0.0.
mac_address	String	Specifies the MAC address.

**Table 10** **extra_dhcp_opt** objects
Attribute	Type	Description
opt_name	String	Specifies the option name.
opt_value	String	Specifies the option value.

**Table 11** **binding:vif_details** object
Parameter	Type	Description
primary_interface	Boolean	If the value is true, this is the primary NIC.
port_filter	Boolean	Specifies the port used for filtering in security groups to protect against MAC or IP spoofing.
ovs_hybrid_plug	Boolean	Specifies that OVS hybrid plug should be used by Nova APIs.

**Table 12** **dns_assignment** object
Parameter	Type	Description
hostname	String	Specifies the host name of the port.
ip_address	String	Specifies the port IP address.
fqdn	String	Specifies the private network fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the port.

Example Response

{
    "port": {
        "id": "a7d98f3c-b42f-460b-96a1-07601e145961",
        "name": "port-test",
        "status": "DOWN",
        "admin_state_up": true,
        "fixed_ips": [],
        "mac_address": "fa:16:3e:01:f7:90",
        "network_id": "00ae08c5-f727-49ab-ad4b-b069398aa171",
        "tenant_id": "db82c9e1415a464ea68048baa8acc6b8",
        "project_id": "db82c9e1415a464ea68048baa8acc6b8",
        "device_id": "",
        "device_owner": "",
        "security_groups": [
            "d0d58aa9-cda9-414c-9c52-6c3daf8534e6"
        ],
        "extra_dhcp_opts": [],
        "allowed_address_pairs": [],
        "binding:vnic_type": "normal",
        "binding:vif_details": {},
        "binding:profile": {},
        "port_security_enabled": true,
        "created_at": "2018-09-20T01:45:26",
        "updated_at": "2018-09-20T01:45:26"
    }
}