Chapter 69. router


This chapter describes the commands under the router command.

69.1. router add port

Add a port to a router

Usage:

openstack router add port [-h] <router> <port>

Table 69.1. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router to which port will be added (name or id)

<port>

Port to be added (name or id)

Table 69.2. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

69.2. router add route

Add extra static routes to a router’s routing table.

Usage:

openstack router add route [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                                  [-c COLUMN] [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
                                  [--max-width <integer>] [--fit-width]
                                  [--print-empty]
                                  [--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>]
                                  <router>

Table 69.3. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router to which extra static routes will be added (name or ID).

Table 69.4. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>

Add extra static route to the router. destination: destination subnet (in CIDR notation), gateway: nexthop IP address. Repeat option to add multiple routes. Trying to add a route that’s already present (exactly, including destination and nexthop) in the routing table is allowed and is considered a successful operation.

Table 69.5. Output formatter options
ValueSummary

-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml}

The output format, defaults to table

-c COLUMN, --column COLUMN

Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns

Table 69.6. JSON formatter options
ValueSummary

--noindent

Whether to disable indenting the json

Table 69.7. Shell formatter options
ValueSummary

--prefix PREFIX

Add a prefix to all variable names

Table 69.8. Table formatter options
ValueSummary

--max-width <integer>

Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.

--fit-width

Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable

--print-empty

Print empty table if there is no data to show.

69.3. router add subnet

Add a subnet to a router

Usage:

openstack router add subnet [-h] <router> <subnet>

Table 69.9. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router to which subnet will be added (name or id)

<subnet>

Subnet to be added (name or id)

Table 69.10. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

69.4. router create

Create a new router

Usage:

openstack router create [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                               [-c COLUMN] [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
                               [--max-width <integer>] [--fit-width]
                               [--print-empty] [--enable | --disable]
                               [--distributed | --centralized]
                               [--ha | --no-ha] [--description <description>]
                               [--project <project>]
                               [--project-domain <project-domain>]
                               [--availability-zone-hint <availability-zone>]
                               [--tag <tag> | --no-tag]
                               [--flavor-id <flavor-id>]
                               <name>

Table 69.11. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<name>

New router name

Table 69.12. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

--enable

Enable router (default)

--disable

Disable router

--distributed

Create a distributed router

--centralized

Create a centralized router

--ha

Create a highly available router

--no-ha

Create a legacy router

--description <description>

Set router description

--project <project>

Owner’s project (name or id)

--project-domain <project-domain>

Domain the project belongs to (name or id). this can be used in case collisions between project names exist.

--availability-zone-hint <availability-zone>

Availability zone in which to create this router (Router Availability Zone extension required, repeat option to set multiple availability zones)

--tag <tag>

Tag to be added to the router (repeat option to set multiple tags)

--no-tag

No tags associated with the router

--flavor-id <flavor-id>

Associate the router to a flavor by id

Table 69.13. Output formatter options
ValueSummary

-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml}

The output format, defaults to table

-c COLUMN, --column COLUMN

Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns

Table 69.14. JSON formatter options
ValueSummary

--noindent

Whether to disable indenting the json

Table 69.15. Shell formatter options
ValueSummary

--prefix PREFIX

Add a prefix to all variable names

Table 69.16. Table formatter options
ValueSummary

--max-width <integer>

Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.

--fit-width

Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable

--print-empty

Print empty table if there is no data to show.

69.5. router delete

Delete router(s)

Usage:

openstack router delete [-h] <router> [<router> ...]

Table 69.17. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router(s) to delete (name or id)

Table 69.18. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

69.6. router list

List routers

Usage:

openstack router list [-h] [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}] [-c COLUMN]
                             [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
                             [--noindent] [--max-width <integer>]
                             [--fit-width] [--print-empty]
                             [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN]
                             [--sort-ascending | --sort-descending]
                             [--name <name>] [--enable | --disable] [--long]
                             [--project <project>]
                             [--project-domain <project-domain>]
                             [--agent <agent-id>] [--tags <tag>[,<tag>,...]]
                             [--any-tags <tag>[,<tag>,...]]
                             [--not-tags <tag>[,<tag>,...]]
                             [--not-any-tags <tag>[,<tag>,...]]

Table 69.19. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

--name <name>

List routers according to their name

--enable

List enabled routers

--disable

List disabled routers

--long

List additional fields in output

--project <project>

List routers according to their project (name or id)

--project-domain <project-domain>

Domain the project belongs to (name or id). this can be used in case collisions between project names exist.

--agent <agent-id>

List routers hosted by an agent (id only)

--tags <tag>[,<tag>,…​]

List routers which have all given tag(s) (comma- separated list of tags)

--any-tags <tag>[,<tag>,…​]

List routers which have any given tag(s) (comma- separated list of tags)

--not-tags <tag>[,<tag>,…​]

Exclude routers which have all given tag(s) (comma- separated list of tags)

--not-any-tags <tag>[,<tag>,…​]

Exclude routers which have any given tag(s) (comma- separated list of tags)

Table 69.20. Output formatter options
ValueSummary

-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}, --format {csv,json,table,value,yaml}

The output format, defaults to table

-c COLUMN, --column COLUMN

Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns

--sort-column SORT_COLUMN

Specify the column(s) to sort the data (columns specified first have a priority, non-existing columns are ignored), can be repeated

--sort-ascending

Sort the column(s) in ascending order

--sort-descending

Sort the column(s) in descending order

Table 69.21. CSV formatter options
ValueSummary

--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}

When to include quotes, defaults to nonnumeric

Table 69.22. JSON formatter options
ValueSummary

--noindent

Whether to disable indenting the json

Table 69.23. Table formatter options
ValueSummary

--max-width <integer>

Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.

--fit-width

Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable

--print-empty

Print empty table if there is no data to show.

69.7. router remove port

Remove a port from a router

Usage:

openstack router remove port [-h] <router> <port>

Table 69.24. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router from which port will be removed (name or id)

<port>

Port to be removed and deleted (name or id)

Table 69.25. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

69.8. router remove route

Remove extra static routes from a router’s routing table.

Usage:

openstack router remove route [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                                     [-c COLUMN] [--noindent]
                                     [--prefix PREFIX] [--max-width <integer>]
                                     [--fit-width] [--print-empty]
                                     [--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>]
                                     <router>

Table 69.26. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router from which extra static routes will be removed (name or ID).

Table 69.27. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>

Remove extra static route from the router. destination: destination subnet (in CIDR notation), gateway: nexthop IP address. Repeat option to remove multiple routes. Trying to remove a route that’s already missing (fully, including destination and nexthop) from the routing table is allowed and is considered a successful operation.

Table 69.28. Output formatter options
ValueSummary

-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml}

The output format, defaults to table

-c COLUMN, --column COLUMN

Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns

Table 69.29. JSON formatter options
ValueSummary

--noindent

Whether to disable indenting the json

Table 69.30. Shell formatter options
ValueSummary

--prefix PREFIX

Add a prefix to all variable names

Table 69.31. Table formatter options
ValueSummary

--max-width <integer>

Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.

--fit-width

Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable

--print-empty

Print empty table if there is no data to show.

69.9. router remove subnet

Remove a subnet from a router

Usage:

openstack router remove subnet [-h] <router> <subnet>

Table 69.32. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router from which the subnet will be removed (name or id)

<subnet>

Subnet to be removed (name or id)

Table 69.33. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

69.10. router set

Set router properties

Usage:

openstack router set [-h] [--name <name>] [--description <description>]
                            [--enable | --disable]
                            [--distributed | --centralized]
                            [--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>]
                            [--no-route] [--ha | --no-ha]
                            [--external-gateway <network>]
                            [--fixed-ip subnet=<subnet>,ip-address=<ip-address>]
                            [--enable-snat | --disable-snat]
                            [--qos-policy <qos-policy> | --no-qos-policy]
                            [--tag <tag>] [--no-tag]
                            <router>

Table 69.34. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router to modify (name or id)

Table 69.35. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

--name <name>

Set router name

--description <description>

Set router description

--enable

Enable router

--disable

Disable router

--distributed

Set router to distributed mode (disabled router only)

--centralized

Set router to centralized mode (disabled router only)

--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>

Add routes to the router destination: destination subnet (in CIDR notation) gateway: nexthop IP address (repeat option to add multiple routes). This is deprecated in favor of router add/remove route since it is prone to race conditions between concurrent clients when not used together with --no-route to overwrite the current value of routes.

--no-route

Clear routes associated with the router. specify both --route and --no-route to overwrite current value of routes.

--ha

Set the router as highly available (disabled router only)

--no-ha

Clear high availability attribute of the router (disabled router only)

--external-gateway <network>

External network used as router’s gateway (name or id)

--fixed-ip subnet=<subnet>,ip-address=<ip-address>

Desired ip and/or subnet (name or id) on external gateway: subnet=<subnet>,ip-address=<ip-address> (repeat option to set multiple fixed IP addresses)

--enable-snat

Enable source nat on external gateway

--disable-snat

Disable source nat on external gateway

--qos-policy <qos-policy>

Attach qos policy to router gateway ips

--no-qos-policy

Remove qos policy from router gateway ips

--tag <tag>

Tag to be added to the router (repeat option to set multiple tags)

--no-tag

Clear tags associated with the router. specify both --tag and --no-tag to overwrite current tags

69.11. router show

Display router details

Usage:

openstack router show [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                             [-c COLUMN] [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
                             [--max-width <integer>] [--fit-width]
                             [--print-empty]
                             <router>

Table 69.36. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router to display (name or id)

Table 69.37. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

Table 69.38. Output formatter options
ValueSummary

-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}, --format {json,shell,table,value,yaml}

The output format, defaults to table

-c COLUMN, --column COLUMN

Specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to show multiple columns

Table 69.39. JSON formatter options
ValueSummary

--noindent

Whether to disable indenting the json

Table 69.40. Shell formatter options
ValueSummary

--prefix PREFIX

Add a prefix to all variable names

Table 69.41. Table formatter options
ValueSummary

--max-width <integer>

Maximum display width, <1 to disable. you can also use the CLIFF_MAX_TERM_WIDTH environment variable, but the parameter takes precedence.

--fit-width

Fit the table to the display width. implied if --max- width greater than 0. Set the environment variable CLIFF_FIT_WIDTH=1 to always enable

--print-empty

Print empty table if there is no data to show.

69.12. router unset

Unset router properties

Usage:

openstack router unset [-h]
                              [--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>]
                              [--external-gateway] [--qos-policy]
                              [--tag <tag> | --all-tag]
                              <router>

Table 69.42. Positional arguments
ValueSummary

<router>

Router to modify (name or id)

Table 69.43. Command arguments
ValueSummary

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

--route destination=<subnet>,gateway=<ip-address>

Routes to be removed from the router destination: destination subnet (in CIDR notation) gateway: nexthop IP address (repeat option to unset multiple routes)

--external-gateway

Remove external gateway information from the router

--qos-policy

Remove qos policy from router gateway ips

--tag <tag>

Tag to be removed from the router (repeat option to remove multiple tags)

--all-tag

Clear all tags associated with the router

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