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Updated on 2023-12-07 GMT+08:00

Updating a Virtual Interface

Function

This API is used to update a virtual interface.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

PUT /v3/{project_id}/dcaas/virtual-interfaces/{virtual_interface_id}

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Specifies the project ID.

virtual_interface_id

Yes

String

Specifies the virtual interface ID.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Specifies the user token. To obtain the token, see section "Obtaining the User Token" in the Identity and Access Management API Reference. The token is the value of X-Subject-Token in the response header.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 10240

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

virtual_interface

Yes

UpdateVirtualInterface object

Virtual interface objects to be updated

Table 4 UpdateVirtualInterface

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

No

String

Specifies the virtual interface name.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 64

description

No

String

Provides supplementary information about the virtual interface.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 128

bandwidth

No

Integer

Specifies the virtual interface bandwidth configuration.

Minimum: 2

Maximum: 2147483647

remote_ep_group

No

Array of strings

Specifies the remote subnet list, which records the CIDR blocks used in the on-premises data center.

service_ep_group

No

Array of strings

Specifies the local endpoint group that is connected to the public network over a connection.

enable_bfd

No

Boolean

Specifies whether to enable BFD. The value can be true or false.

enable_nqa

No

Boolean

Specifies whether to enable NQA. The value can be true or false.

status

No

String

Confirms the virtual interfaces created by other users. The value can be ACCEPTED or REJECTED.

Enumeration values:

  • ACCEPTED

  • REJECTED

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 5 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

request_id

String

Specifies the request ID.

virtual_interface

VirtualInterface object

Specifies parameters for creating a virtual interface.

Table 6 VirtualInterface

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies the virtual interface ID.

Maximum: 36

name

String

Specifies the virtual interface name.

Maximum: 64

admin_state_up

Boolean

Specifies the administrative status, which can be true or false.

bandwidth

Integer

Specifies the virtual interface bandwidth.

Minimum: 2

Maximum: 2147483647

create_time

String

Specifies when the virtual interface was created.

Maximum: 255

update_time

String

Specifies when the virtual interface was updated.

description

String

Provides supplementary information about the virtual interface.

Maximum: 128

direct_connect_id

String

Specifies the connection ID.

Maximum: 36

service_type

String

Specifies the gateway type, which can be VGW, GDGW, or LGW.

Enumeration values:

  • VGW

  • GDGW

  • LGW

status

String

Specifies the operating status, which can be ACTIVE, DOWN, BUILD, ERROR, PENDING_CREATE, PENDING_UPDATE, PENDING_DELETE, DELETED, AUTHORIZATION, or REJECTED.

tenant_id

String

Specifies the project ID.

Minimum: 32

Maximum: 32

type

String

Specifies the type of the virtual interface. The value is private.

Default: private

Maximum: 255

Enumeration values:

  • private

  • public

vgw_id

String

Specifies the virtual gateway ID.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

vlan

Integer

Specifies the VLAN for connecting to the user gateway. The value ranges from 0 to 3999.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 3999

route_limit

Integer

Specifies the remote subnet route configurations of the virtual interface.

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 200

Default: 50

enable_nqa

Boolean

Specifies whether to enable NQA. The value can be true or false.

enable_bfd

Boolean

Specifies whether to enable Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD). The value can be true or false.

lag_id

String

Specifies the ID of the LAG associated with the virtual interface.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

device_id

String

Specifies the ID of the device that the virtual interface belongs to.

enterprise_project_id

String

Specifies the ID of the enterprise project that the virtual interface belongs to.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

tags

Array of Tag objects

Specifies the tags.

Array Length: 0 - 10

local_gateway_v4_ip

String

Specifies the IPv4 interface address of the gateway used on the cloud. This parameter has been migrated to the vifpeer parameter list and will be discarded later.

remote_gateway_v4_ip

String

Specifies the IPv4 interface address of the gateway used on premises. This parameter has been migrated to the vifpeer parameter list and will be discarded later.

ies_id

String

Specifies the ID of an IES edge site.

reason

String

Displays error information if the status of a line is Error.

rate_limit

Boolean

Specifies whether rate limiting is enabled on a virtual interface.

address_family

String

Specifies the address family of the virtual interface, which can be IPv4 or IPv6. This parameter has been migrated to the vifpeer parameter list and will be discarded later.

local_gateway_v6_ip

String

Specifies the IPv6 interface address of the gateway used on the cloud. This parameter has been migrated to the vifpeer parameter list and will be discarded later.

remote_gateway_v6_ip

String

Specifies the IPv6 interface address of the gateway used on premises. This parameter has been migrated to the vifpeer parameter list and will be discarded later.

lgw_id

String

Specifies the ID of the local gateway, which is used in IES scenarios.

gateway_id

String

Specifies the ID of the gateway associated with the virtual interface.

remote_ep_group

Array of strings

Specifies the remote subnet list, which records the CIDR blocks used in the on-premises data center. This parameter has been migrated to the vifpeer parameter list and will be discarded later.

service_ep_group

Array of strings

Specifies the list of public network addresses that can be accessed by the on-premises data center. This field is required in the APIs of public network connections. This parameter has been migrated to the vifpeer parameter list and will be discarded later.

bgp_route_limit

Integer

Specifies the BGP route configuration.

priority

String

Specifies the priority of a virtual interface. The value can be normal or low. If the priorities are the same, the virtual interfaces work in load balancing mode. If the priorities are different, the virtual interfaces work in active/standby pairs. Outbound traffic is preferentially forwarded to the normal virtual interface with a higher priority. This option is only supported by virtual interfaces that use BGP routing.

Default: normal

Enumeration values:

  • normal

  • low

vif_peers

Array of VifPeer objects

Specifies the peer information of the virtual interface.

extend_attribute

VifExtendAttribute object

Specifies extended attributes when BFD or NQA is used for reliability detection.

Table 7 Tag

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

Specifies the tag key. The key can contain a maximum of 36 Unicode characters, including letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 36

value

String

Specifies the tag value. The value can contain a maximum of 43 Unicode characters, including letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.).

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 43

Table 8 VifPeer

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies the resource ID.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

tenant_id

String

Specifies the ID of the project that the virtual interface peer belongs to.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

name

String

Specifies the name of the virtual interface peer.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 64

description

String

Provides supplementary information about the virtual interface peer.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 128

address_family

String

Specifies the address family type of the virtual interface, which can be IPv4 or IPv6.

local_gateway_ip

String

Specifies the address of the virtual interface peer used on the cloud.

remote_gateway_ip

String

Specifies the address of the virtual interface peer used in the on-premises data center.

route_mode

String

Specifies the routing mode, which can be static or bgp.

Maximum: 255

Enumeration values:

  • bgp

  • static

bgp_asn

Integer

Specifies the ASN of the BGP peer.

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 4294967295

bgp_md5

String

Specifies the MD5 password of the BGP peer.

remote_ep_group

Array of strings

Specifies the remote subnet list, which records the CIDR blocks used in the on-premises data center.

service_ep_group

Array of strings

Specifies the list of public network addresses that can be accessed by the on-premises data center. This field is required in the APIs of public network connections.

device_id

String

Specifies the ID of the device that the virtual interface peer belongs to.

bgp_route_limit

Integer

Specifies the BGP route configuration.

bgp_status

String

Specifies the BGP protocol status of the virtual interface peer. If the virtual interface peer uses static routing, the status is null.

Maximum: 10

status

String

Specifies the status of the virtual interface peer.

vif_id

String

Specifies the ID of the virtual interface corresponding to the virtual interface peer.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

receive_route_num

Integer

Specifies the number of received BGP routes if BGP routing is used. If static routing is used, this parameter is meaningless and the value is -1. Note: If this parameter cannot be obtained, contact customer service to migrate your ports.

enable_nqa

Boolean

Specifies whether to enable NQA. The value can be true or false.

enable_bfd

Boolean

Specifies whether to enable BFD. The value can be true or false.

Table 9 VifExtendAttribute

Parameter

Type

Description

ha_type

String

Specifies the availability detection type of the virtual interface.

Enumeration values:

  • nqa

  • bfd

ha_mode

String

Specifies the availability detection mode.

Enumeration values:

  • auto_single

  • auto_multi

  • static_single

  • static_multi

  • enhance_nqa

detect_multiplier

Integer

Specifies the number of detection retries.

Default: 5

min_rx_interval

Integer

Specifies the interval for receiving detection packets.

Default: 1000

min_tx_interval

Integer

Specifies the interval for sending detection packets.

Default: 1000

remote_disclaim

Integer

Specifies the remote identifier of the static BFD session.

local_disclaim

Integer

Specifies the local identifier of the static BFD session.

Example Requests

Updating the name and description of a virtual interface and changing its bandwidth to 2 Mbit/s

PUT https://{dc_endpoint}/v3/0605768a3300d5762f82c01180692873/dcaas/virtual-interfaces/0d0fdf63-f2c4-491c-8866-d504796189be

{
  "virtual_interface" : {
    "name" : "vif-0819",
    "description" : "mytest",
    "bandwidth" : 2
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

OK

{
  "virtual_interface" : {
    "id" : "0d0fdf63-f2c4-491c-8866-d504796189be",
    "name" : "vif-0819",
    "description" : "mytest",
    "tenant_id" : "0605768a3300d5762f82c01180692873",
    "direct_connect_id" : "4673e339-8412-4ee1-b73e-2ba9cdfa54c1",
    "vgw_id" : "8a47064a-f34c-4f94-b7fe-cac456c9b37b",
    "type" : "private",
    "service_type" : "VGW",
    "vlan" : 332,
    "bandwidth" : 2,
    "status" : "ACTIVE",
    "create_time" : "2022-08-19T11:28:06.000Z",
    "admin_state_up" : true,
    "enable_bfd" : false,
    "route_limit" : 50,
    "enable_nqa" : false,
    "local_gateway_v4_ip" : "1.1.1.1/30",
    "remote_gateway_v4_ip" : "1.1.1.2/30",
    "ies_id" : null,
    "reason" : null,
    "rate_limit" : false,
    "address_family" : "ipv4",
    "local_gateway_v6_ip" : null,
    "remote_gateway_v6_ip" : null,
    "lgw_id" : null,
    "lag_id" : null,
    "gateway_id" : null,
    "remote_ep_group" : [ "1.1.2.0/30" ],
    "service_ep_group" : [ ],
    "bgp_route_limit" : 100,
    "priority" : "normal",
    "vif_peers" : [ {
      "id" : "c768eb52-12a8-4859-9b43-81194643040c",
      "tenant_id" : "0605768a3300d5762f82c01180692873",
      "name" : "vif-0819",
      "description" : "",
      "address_family" : "ipv4",
      "local_gateway_ip" : "1.1.1.1/30",
      "remote_gateway_ip" : "1.1.1.2/30",
      "route_mode" : "static",
      "bgp_asn" : null,
      "bgp_md5" : null,
      "device_id" : "18.9.215.131",
      "bgp_route_limit" : 100,
      "bgp_status" : null,
      "status" : "ACTIVE",
      "vif_id" : "0d0fdf63-f2c4-491c-8866-d504796189be",
      "receive_route_num" : -1,
      "remote_ep_group" : [ "1.1.2.0/30" ],
      "service_ep_group" : null,
      "enable_bfd" : false,
      "enable_nqa" : false
    } ],
    "enterprise_project_id" : "0"
  },
  "request_id" : "5633df7af874576d819a481c76673236"
}

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

Updating the name and description of a virtual interface and changing its bandwidth to 2 Mbit/s

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.region.DcRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.model.*;


public class UpdateVirtualInterfaceSolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        DcClient client = DcClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(DcRegion.valueOf("cn-north-4"))
                .build();
        UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequest request = new UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequest();
        UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequestBody body = new UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequestBody();
        UpdateVirtualInterface virtualInterfacebody = new UpdateVirtualInterface();
        virtualInterfacebody.withName("vif-0819")
            .withDescription("mytest")
            .withBandwidth(2);
        body.withVirtualInterface(virtualInterfacebody);
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            UpdateVirtualInterfaceResponse response = client.updateVirtualInterface(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}

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# coding: utf-8

from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkdc.v3.region.dc_region import DcRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkdc.v3 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk = os.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk) \

    client = DcClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(DcRegion.value_of("cn-north-4")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequest()
        virtualInterfacebody = UpdateVirtualInterface(
            name="vif-0819",
            description="mytest",
            bandwidth=2
        )
        request.body = UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequestBody(
            virtual_interface=virtualInterfacebody
        )
        response = client.update_virtual_interface(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)

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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    dc "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    auth := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        Build()

    client := dc.NewDcClient(
        dc.DcClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("cn-north-4")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequest{}
	nameVirtualInterface:= "vif-0819"
	descriptionVirtualInterface:= "mytest"
	bandwidthVirtualInterface:= int32(2)
	virtualInterfacebody := &model.UpdateVirtualInterface{
		Name: &nameVirtualInterface,
		Description: &descriptionVirtualInterface,
		Bandwidth: &bandwidthVirtualInterface,
	}
	request.Body = &model.UpdateVirtualInterfaceRequestBody{
		VirtualInterface: virtualInterfacebody,
	}
	response, err := client.UpdateVirtualInterface(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

OK

Error Codes

See Error Codes.