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8.201. neutron router-create

usage: neutron router-create [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                             [-c COLUMN] [--max-width <integer>] [--noindent]
                             [--prefix PREFIX] [--request-format {json}]
                             [--tenant-id TENANT_ID] [--admin-state-down]
                             [--description DESCRIPTION] [--flavor FLAVOR]
                             [--distributed {True,False}] [--ha {True,False}]
                             [--availability-zone-hint AVAILABILITY_ZONE]
                             NAME
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Create a router for a given tenant.

Positional arguments

NAME


        Name of the router to be created.

Optional arguments

-h, --help


        show this help message and exit

--request-format {json}


      DEPRECATED! Only JSON request format is supported.

--tenant-id TENANT_ID


      The owner tenant ID.

--admin-state-down


        Set admin state up to false.

--description DESCRIPTION


      Description of router.

--flavor FLAVOR ID


        or name of flavor.

--distributed {True,False}


      Create a distributed router.

--ha {True,False}


        Create a highly available router.

--availability-zone-hint AVAILABILITY_ZONE


      Availability Zone for the router (requires
      availability zone extension, this option can be
      repeated).

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