IBM::SoftLayer::Port

This resource type represents a port on a SoftLayer image.

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 The administrative state of this port.
allowed_address_pairs List False Core Additional MAC/IP address pairs allowed to pass through the port.
device_id String False Core Device ID of this port.
device_owner String False Core Name of the network owning the port. The value is typically network:floatingip, network:router_interface or network:dhcp.
fixed_ips List False Core Desired IPs for this port. See Table 2.
mac_address String False Core MAC address to give to this port.
name String False Core A symbolic name for this port.
network_id String False Core The network ID to set.
security_groups List False Core The security group IDs to associate with the port.
value_specs Map False Core Extra parameters to include in the port object in the creation request.
The fixed_ips parameter requires a list of addresses for the port. The following table shows the properties in each list item.
Table 2. fixed_ips list properties
Property Type Required Description
ip_address String False IP address desired in the subnet for this port.
subnet_id String False Subnet in which to allocate the IP address for this port.
This resource type has no attributes.