Configuring the master interface in the container network namespace

You can create and manage a MAC-VLAN, IP-VLAN, and VLAN subinterface based on a master interface.

About configuring the master interface in the container network namespace

You can create a MAC-VLAN, an IP-VLAN, or a VLAN subinterface that is based on a master interface that exists in a container namespace. You can also create a master interface as part of the pod network configuration in a separate network attachment definition CRD.

To use a container namespace master interface, you must specify true for the linkInContainer parameter that exists in the subinterface configuration of the NetworkAttachmentDefinition CRD.

Creating multiple VLANs on SR-IOV VFs

You can create multiple VLANs based on SR-IOV VFs. For this configuration, create an SR-IOV network and then define the network attachments for the VLAN interfaces.

The following diagram shows the setup process for creating multiple VLANs on SR-IOV VFs.

Creating VLANs

Prerequisites

You installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).
You have access to the cluster as a user with the cluster-admin role.
You have installed the SR-IOV Network Operator.

Procedure

Create a dedicated container namespace where you want to deploy your pod by using the following command:
```
$ oc new-project test-namespace
```
Create an SR-IOV node policy.
1. Create an SriovNetworkNodePolicy object, and then save the YAML in the sriov-node-network-policy.yaml file:
```
apiVersion: sriovnetwork.openshift.io/v1
kind: SriovNetworkNodePolicy
metadata:
 name: sriovnic
 namespace: openshift-sriov-network-operator
spec:
 deviceType: netdevice
 isRdma: false
 needVhostNet: true
 nicSelector:
   vendor: "15b3"
   deviceID: "101b"
   rootDevices: ["00:05.0"]
 numVfs: 10
 priority: 99
 resourceName: sriovnic
 nodeSelector:
    feature.node.kubernetes.io/network-sriov.capable: "true"
```
  where:
  
  vendor
  
  The vendor hexadecimal code of the SR-IOV network device. The value 15b3 associates with a Mellanox NIC.
  
  deviceID
  
  The device hexadecimal code of the SR-IOV network device.
  
  note
  The SR-IOV network node policy configuration example, with the setting deviceType: netdevice, is tailored specifically for Mellanox Network Interface Cards (NICs).
2. Apply the YAML configuration by running the following command:
```
$ oc apply -f sriov-node-network-policy.yaml
```
  note
  Applying the YAML configuration might take time because of a node reboot operation.

Create an SR-IOV network:

Create the SriovNetwork custom resource (CR) for the additional secondary SR-IOV network attachment as demonstrated in the following example CR. Save the YAML as a sriov-network-attachment.yaml file:

apiVersion: sriovnetwork.openshift.io/v1
kind: SriovNetwork
metadata:
 name: sriov-network
 namespace: openshift-sriov-network-operator
spec:
 networkNamespace: test-namespace
 resourceName: sriovnic
 spoofChk: "off"
 trust: "on"

Apply the YAML by running the following command:
```
$ oc apply -f sriov-network-attachment.yaml
```

Create the VLAN secondary network.

Using the following YAML example, create a file named vlan100-additional-network-configuration.yaml:

apiVersion: k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1
kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
metadata:
  name: vlan-100
  namespace: test-namespace
spec:
  config: |
    {
      "cniVersion": "0.4.0",
      "name": "vlan-100",
      "plugins": [
        {
          "type": "vlan",
          "master": "ext0",
          "mtu": 1500,
          "vlanId": 100,
          "linkInContainer": true,
          "ipam": {"type": "whereabouts", "ipRanges": [{"range": "1.1.1.0/24"}]}
        }
      ]
    }

where:

master: The VLAN configuration needs to specify the master name. You can specify the name in the networks annotation of a pod.
linkInContainer: The linkInContainer parameter must be specified.

Apply the YAML file by running the following command:

$ oc apply -f vlan100-additional-network-configuration.yaml

Create a pod definition by using the earlier specified networks.

Using the following YAML configuration example, create a file named pod-a.yaml file:

note

The manifest example includes the following resources:

Namespace with security labels
Pod definition with appropriate network annotation

apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
  name: test-namespace
  labels:
    pod-security.kubernetes.io/enforce: privileged
    pod-security.kubernetes.io/audit: privileged
    pod-security.kubernetes.io/warn: privileged
    security.openshift.io/scc.podSecurityLabelSync: "false"
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: nginx-pod
  namespace: test-namespace
  annotations:
    k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: '[
      {
        "name": "sriov-network",
        "namespace": "test-namespace",
        "interface": "ext0"
      },
      {
        "name": "vlan-100",
        "namespace": "test-namespace",
        "interface": "ext0.100"
      }
    ]'
spec:
  securityContext:
    runAsNonRoot: true
  containers:
    - name: nginx-container
      image: nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged:latest
      securityContext:
        allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
        capabilities:
          drop: ["ALL"]
      ports:
        - containerPort: 80
      seccompProfile:
        type: "RuntimeDefault"

where:

interface: The name to be used as the master interface for the VLAN interface.

Apply the YAML file by running the following command:
```
$ oc apply -f pod-a.yaml
```

Get detailed information about the nginx-pod within the test-namespace by running the following command:

$ oc describe pods nginx-pod -n test-namespace

Name:         nginx-pod
Namespace:    test-namespace
Priority:     0
Node:         worker-1/10.46.186.105
Start Time:   Mon, 14 Aug 2023 16:23:13 -0400
Labels:       <none>
Annotations:  k8s.ovn.org/pod-networks:
                {"default":{"ip_addresses":["10.131.0.26/23"],"mac_address":"0a:58:0a:83:00:1a","gateway_ips":["10.131.0.1"],"routes":[{"dest":"10.128.0.0...
              k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/network-status:
                [{
                    "name": "ovn-kubernetes",
                    "interface": "eth0",
                    "ips": [
                        "10.131.0.26"
                    ],
                    "mac": "0a:58:0a:83:00:1a",
                    "default": true,
                    "dns": {}
                },{
                    "name": "test-namespace/sriov-network",
                    "interface": "ext0",
                    "mac": "6e:a7:5e:3f:49:1b",
                    "dns": {},
                    "device-info": {
                        "type": "pci",
                        "version": "1.0.0",
                        "pci": {
                            "pci-address": "0000:d8:00.2"
                        }
                    }
                },{
                    "name": "test-namespace/vlan-100",
                    "interface": "ext0.100",
                    "ips": [
                        "1.1.1.1"
                    ],
                    "mac": "6e:a7:5e:3f:49:1b",
                    "dns": {}
                }]
              k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks:
                [ { "name": "sriov-network", "namespace": "test-namespace", "interface": "ext0" }, { "name": "vlan-100", "namespace": "test-namespace", "i...
              openshift.io/scc: privileged
Status:       Running
IP:           10.131.0.26
IPs:
  IP:  10.131.0.26

Creating a subinterface based on a bridge master interface in a container namespace

You can create a subinterface based on a bridge master interface that exists in a container namespace. Creating a subinterface can be applied to other types of interfaces.

Prerequisites

You have installed the OpenShift CLI (oc).
You are logged in to the OpenShift Container Platform cluster as a user with cluster-admin privileges.

Procedure

Create a dedicated container namespace where you want to deploy your pod by entering the following command:
```
$ oc new-project test-namespace
```

Using the following YAML configuration example, create a bridge NetworkAttachmentDefinition custom resource definition (CRD) file named bridge-nad.yaml:

apiVersion: "k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1"
kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
metadata:
  name: bridge-network
spec:
  config: '{
    "cniVersion": "0.4.0",
    "name": "bridge-network",
    "type": "bridge",
    "bridge": "br-001",
    "isGateway": true,
    "ipMasq": true,
    "hairpinMode": true,
    "ipam": {
      "type": "host-local",
      "subnet": "10.0.0.0/24",
      "routes": [{"dst": "0.0.0.0/0"}]
    }
  }'

Run the following command to apply the NetworkAttachmentDefinition CRD to your OpenShift Container Platform cluster:
```
$ oc apply -f bridge-nad.yaml
```
Verify that you successfully created a NetworkAttachmentDefinition CRD by entering the following command. The expected output shows the name of the NAD CRD and the creation age in minutes.
```
$ oc get network-attachment-definitions
```

Using the following YAML example, create a file named ipvlan-additional-network-configuration.yaml for the IPVLAN secondary network configuration:

apiVersion: k8s.cni.cncf.io/v1
kind: NetworkAttachmentDefinition
metadata:
  name: ipvlan-net
  namespace: test-namespace
spec:
  config: '{
    "cniVersion": "0.3.1",
    "name": "ipvlan-net",
    "type": "ipvlan",
    "master": "net1",
    "mode": "l3",
    "linkInContainer": true,
    "ipam": {"type": "whereabouts", "ipRanges": [{"range": "10.0.0.0/24"}]}
  }'

where:

master: Specifies the ethernet interface to associate with the network attachment. The ethernet interface is subsequently configured in the pod networks annotation.
linkInContainer: Specifies that the master interface exists in the container network namespace.

Apply the YAML file by running the following command:

$ oc apply -f ipvlan-additional-network-configuration.yaml

Verify that the NetworkAttachmentDefinition CRD has been created successfully by running the following command. The expected output shows the name of the NAD CRD and the creation age in minutes.
```
$ oc get network-attachment-definitions
```

Using the following YAML configuration example, create a file named pod-a.yaml for the pod definition:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Pod
metadata:
  name: pod-a
  namespace: test-namespace
  annotations:
    k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: '[
      {
        "name": "bridge-network",
        "interface": "net1" (1)
      },
      {
        "name": "ipvlan-net",
        "interface": "net2"
      }
    ]'
spec:
  securityContext:
    runAsNonRoot: true
    seccompProfile:
      type: RuntimeDefault
  containers:
  - name: test-pod
    image: quay.io/openshifttest/hello-sdn@sha256:c89445416459e7adea9a5a416b3365ed3d74f2491beb904d61dc8d1eb89a72a4
    securityContext:
      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
      capabilities:
        drop: [ALL]

where:

k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks,interface: Specifies the name to be used as the master for the IPVLAN interface.

Apply the YAML file by running the following command:
```
$ oc apply -f pod-a.yaml
```

Verification

Verify that the pod is running by using the following command:

$ oc get pod -n test-namespace

NAME    READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
pod-a   1/1     Running   0          2m36s

Show network interface information about the pod-a resource within the test-namespace by running the following command:

$ oc exec -n test-namespace pod-a -- ip a

1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: eth0@if105: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1400 qdisc noqueue state UP group default
    link/ether 0a:58:0a:d9:00:5d brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff link-netnsid 0
    inet 10.217.0.93/23 brd 10.217.1.255 scope global eth0
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::488b:91ff:fe84:a94b/64 scope link
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: net1@if107: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default
    link/ether be:da:bd:7e:f4:37 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff link-netnsid 0
    inet 10.0.0.2/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global net1
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::bcda:bdff:fe7e:f437/64 scope link
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
5: net2@net1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default
    link/ether be:da:bd:7e:f4:37 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 10.0.0.1/24 brd 10.0.0.255 scope global net2
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::beda:bd00:17e:f437/64 scope link
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

This output shows that the network interface net2 associates with the physical interface net1.

About configuring the master interface in the container network namespace​

Creating multiple VLANs on SR-IOV VFs​

Creating a subinterface based on a bridge master interface in a container namespace​

About configuring the master interface in the container network namespace

Creating multiple VLANs on SR-IOV VFs

Creating a subinterface based on a bridge master interface in a container namespace