[backport] Add DHCP setting for VIF IP configuration#7124
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XAPI exposes a VIF.configure_ipv4/v6 message to instruct guest agents to
configure the VM's IP settings on the host's behalf.
This feature currently works by setting /local/domain/<domid>/xenserver/
device/vif/<N>/static-ip-setting/enabled to one of the following values:
enabled=0: None (unconfigured), so IP settings are decided by the VM
itself
enabled=1: Static, using the address and gateway values in the same key
From the modes above, there's no way to go from a static IP config back
to DHCP, and therefore, someone wanting to switch back to DHCP would
need to log into the VM and make the changes there.
Add a new VIF configuration mode that specifies enabled=2. This mode
instructs the guest to configure its VIF to use DHCP (on IPv4) or any
appropriate method to obtain an IP address automatically (on IPv6).
Signed-off-by: Tu Dinh <ngoc-tu.dinh@vates.tech>
(cherry picked from commit d045710)
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XAPI exposes a VIF.configure_ipv4/v6 message to instruct guest agents to configure the VM's IP settings on the host's behalf.
This feature currently works by setting /local/domain//xenserver/ device/vif//static-ip-setting/enabled to one of the following values:
enabled=0: None (unconfigured), so IP settings are decided by the VM
itself
enabled=1: Static, using the address and gateway values in the same key
From the modes above, there's no way to go from a static IP config back to DHCP, and therefore, someone wanting to switch back to DHCP would need to log into the VM and make the changes there.
Add a new VIF configuration mode that specifies enabled=2. This mode instructs the guest to configure its VIF to use DHCP (on IPv4) or any appropriate method to obtain an IP address automatically (on IPv6).
Backport of #7118.
(cherry picked from commit d045710)