Network Interface

Network interface represents configuration of a network device. Replace network interface will replace the contents of given network interface object.

Tools

Tool	Description
`f5xc-api-cemanagement-network-interface-create`	Create Network Interface.
`f5xc-api-cemanagement-network-interface-get`	GET Network Interface.
`f5xc-api-cemanagement-network-interface-list`	List Network Interface.
`f5xc-api-cemanagement-network-interface-update`	Replace Network Interface.
`f5xc-api-cemanagement-network-interface-delete`	DELETE Network Interface.

Parameters

Path Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`metadata.namespace`	Namespace	`-`
`name`	Name	`-`
`namespace`	Namespace	`-`
`metadata.name`	Name	`-`

Query Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`response_format`	The format in which the configuration object is to be fetched. This could be for example	`-`
`label_filter`	A LabelSelectorType expression that every item in list response will satisfy.	`-`
`report_fields`	The report_fields parameter	`-`
`report_status_fields`	The report_status_fields parameter	`-`

Configuration Choices

This resource includes mutually exclusive configuration options:

interface_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.dedicated_interface`	-
`spec.dedicated_management_interface`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface`	-
`spec.layer2_interface`	-
`spec.tunnel_interface`	-

monitoring_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.dedicated_interface.monitor`	-
`spec.dedicated_interface.monitor_disabled`	-

node_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.dedicated_interface.cluster`	-
`spec.dedicated_interface.node`	-

primary_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.dedicated_interface.is_primary`	-
`spec.dedicated_interface.not_primary`	-

address_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_client`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.static_ip`	-

ipv6_address_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.ipv6_auto_config`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.no_ipv6_address`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.static_ipv6_address`	-

network_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.segment_network`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.site_local_inside_network`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.site_local_network`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.storage_network`	-

vlan_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.untagged`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.vlan_id`	-

interfaces_addressing_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.automatic_from_end`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.automatic_from_start`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.interface_ip_map`	-

dns_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.dhcp_networks[].dns_address`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.dhcp_networks[].same_as_dgw`	-

gateway_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.dhcp_networks[].dgw_address`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.dhcp_networks[].first_address`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.dhcp_networks[].last_address`	-

network_prefix_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.dhcp_server.dhcp_networks[].network_prefix`	-

autoconfig_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.ipv6_auto_config.host`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.ipv6_auto_config.router`	-

local_dns_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.ethernet_interface.ipv6_auto_config.router.dns_config.local_dns.configured_address`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.ipv6_auto_config.router.dns_config.local_dns.first_address`	-
`spec.ethernet_interface.ipv6_auto_config.router.dns_config.local_dns.last_address`	-

layer2_interface_choice

Option	Description	Recommended
`spec.layer2_interface.l2sriov_interface`	-
`spec.layer2_interface.l2vlan_interface`	-
`spec.layer2_interface.l2vlan_slo_interface`	-

Example Usage

Ask Claude to help you work with Network Interface resources:

Create Network Interface

“Create a network-interface named ‘example’ in the ‘production’ namespace”

List Network Interfaces

“List all network-interfaces in the ‘production’ namespace”

Get Network Interface Details

“Get details of the network-interface named ‘example’ in namespace ‘production‘“

CURL Examples

# List resources
curl -X GET "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/network_interfaces" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Get specific resource
curl -X GET "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/network_interfaces/<name>" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

# Create resource
curl -X POST "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/network_interfaces" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @network_interface.json

# Delete resource
curl -X DELETE "https://${TENANT}.console.ves.volterra.io/api/config/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/network_interfaces/<name>" \
  -H "Authorization: APIToken ${F5XC_API_TOKEN}"