IBM::VCenter::Network

This resource type represents a network on VMware vCenter. You must use VMware NSX to access this resource type.

This resource type is provided with the engine, but it is not implemented. You can use it in blueprints and in configuration files, but when you provision an environment, this resource type is ignored. However, the blueprint uses the core properties and extended properties, if any, from this resource type. Review and configure the applicable heat resources that apply to your configuration information.

In the blueprint designer, you can configure the properties that the following table includes. Properties are listed as either core or extended. Each type of property is located in separate sections of the heat resource that you can view in the blueprint designer. You set the core properties in the properties section and set the extended properties in the metadata section of the blueprint.

Table 1. Properties
Name	Type	Required	Core or extended	Description
admin_state_up	Boolean	False	Core	A Boolean value that specifies the administrative status of the network. The default value is `true`.
appliance_size	String	False	Extended	The size of the edge appliance.
datastore	String	False	Extended	The datastore to put the VM in.
dhcp_agent_ids	List	False	Core	The IDs of the DHCP agent to schedule the network. Note: The default policy setting in Neutron restricts usage of this property to administrative users only.
edge_name	String	True	Extended	The name of the edge appliance.
name	String	False	Core	A string that specifies a symbolic name for the network, which is not required to be unique.
resource_pool	String	False	Extended	The resource pool to put the VM in.
shared	Boolean	False	Core	Whether this network should be shared across all tenants. Note: The default policy setting restricts usage of this attribute to administrative users only.
tenant_id	String	False	Core	The ID of the tenant that owns the network. Only administrative users can set the tenant identifier, and the identifier cannot be changed by using authorization policies.
transport_zone_id	String	True	Extended	The transport zone ID.
value_specs	Map	False	Core	Extra parameters to include in the "network" object in the creation request. Parameters are often specific to installed hardware or extensions.

Table 2. Attributes
Name	Description
edge_id	The ID of the service gateway edge.
logical_switch_id	The ID of the logical switch.
portgroup_id	The ID of the distributed virtual port group.