Learning OpenStack Networking - Third Edition

Creating trunks in the CLI

To create a trunk, use the openstack network trunk create command shown here:

openstack network trunk create[--description <description>]--parent-port <parent-port>[--subport <port=,segmentation-type=,segmentation-id=>][--enable | --disable][--project <project>][--project-domain <project-domain>]<name> 

The --description argument is optional and can be used to provide a description for the trunk.

The --parent-port argument is required and is used to associate a parent port with the trunk. The parent port is the port attached to the instance and acts as the trunk within the guest operating system.

The --subport argument is optional and is used to associate a sub-port to the trunk. A sub-port corresponds to an ...