NAME

Sys::Virt::Interface - Represent & manage a libvirt host network interface

DESCRIPTION

The Sys::Virt::Interface module represents a host network interface allowing configuration of IP addresses, bonding, vlans and bridges.

METHODS

my $name = $iface->get_name()

Returns a string with a locally unique name of the network

$iface->is_active()

Returns a true value if the interface is currently running

my $name = $iface->get_mac()

Returns a string with the hardware MAC address of the interface

my $xml = $iface->get_xml_description()

Returns an XML document containing a complete description of the network's configuration

$iface->create()

Start a network whose configuration was previously defined using the define_network method in Sys::Virt.

$iface->undefine()

Remove the configuration associated with a network previously defined with the define_network method in Sys::Virt. If the network is running, you probably want to use the shutdown or destroy methods instead.

$iface->destroy()

Immediately terminate the machine, and remove it from the virtual machine monitor. The $iface handle is invalid after this call completes and should not be used again.

CONSTANTS

CONSTANTS

This section documents constants that are used with various APIs described above

LIST FILTERING

The following constants are used to filter object lists

Sys::Virt::Interface::LIST_ACTIVE

Include interfaces that are active

Sys::Virt::Interface::LIST_INACTIVE

Include interfaces that are not active

XML CONSTANTS

The following constants are used when querying XML

Sys::Virt::Interface::XML_INACTIVE

Request the inactive XML, instead of the current possibly live config.

AUTHORS

Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Red Hat Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Daniel P. Berrange

LICENSE

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation (either version 2 of the License, or at your option any later version), or, the Artistic License, as specified in the Perl README file.

SEE ALSO

Sys::Virt, Sys::Virt::Error, http://libvirt.org