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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml index 39a6febb3c..3b158a0631 100644 --- a/man/systemd-nspawn.xml +++ b/man/systemd-nspawn.xml @@ -852,11 +852,13 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>--network-interface=</option></term> - <listitem><para>Assign the specified network interface to the container. This will remove the - specified interface from the calling namespace and place it in the container. When the container - terminates, it is moved back to the calling namespace. Note that - <option>--network-interface=</option> implies <option>--private-network</option>. This option may be - used more than once to add multiple network interfaces to the container.</para> + <listitem><para>Assign the specified network interface to the container. Either takes a single + interface name, referencing the name on the host, or a colon-separated pair of interfaces, in which + case the first one references the name on the host, and the second one the name in the container. + When the container terminates, the interface is moved back to the calling namespace and renamed to + its original name. Note that <option>--network-interface=</option> implies + <option>--private-network</option>. This option may be used more than once to add multiple network + interfaces to the container.</para> <para>Note that any network interface specified this way must already exist at the time the container is started. If the container shall be started automatically at boot via a @@ -880,9 +882,12 @@ After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-ens1.device</programlisting> <term><option>--network-macvlan=</option></term> <listitem><para>Create a <literal>macvlan</literal> interface of the specified Ethernet network - interface and add it to the container. A <literal>macvlan</literal> interface is a virtual interface - that adds a second MAC address to an existing physical Ethernet link. The interface in the container - will be named after the interface on the host, prefixed with <literal>mv-</literal>. Note that + interface and add it to the container. Either takes a single interface name, referencing the name + on the host, or a colon-separated pair of interfaces, in which case the first one references the name + on the host, and the second one the name in the container. A <literal>macvlan</literal> interface is + a virtual interface that adds a second MAC address to an existing physical Ethernet link. If the + container interface name is not defined, the interface in the container will be named after the + interface on the host, prefixed with <literal>mv-</literal>. Note that <option>--network-macvlan=</option> implies <option>--private-network</option>. This option may be used more than once to add multiple network interfaces to the container.</para> @@ -895,9 +900,13 @@ After=sys-subsystem-net-devices-ens1.device</programlisting> <term><option>--network-ipvlan=</option></term> <listitem><para>Create an <literal>ipvlan</literal> interface of the specified Ethernet network - interface and add it to the container. An <literal>ipvlan</literal> interface is a virtual interface, + interface and add it to the container. Either takes a single interface name, referencing the name on + the host, or a colon-separated pair of interfaces, in which case the first one references the name + on the host, and the second one the name in the container. An <literal>ipvlan</literal> interface is + a virtual interface, similar to a <literal>macvlan</literal> interface, which uses the same MAC address as the underlying - interface. The interface in the container will be named after the interface on the host, prefixed + interface. If the container interface name is not defined, the interface in the container will be + named after the interface on the host, prefixed with <literal>iv-</literal>. Note that <option>--network-ipvlan=</option> implies <option>--private-network</option>. This option may be used more than once to add multiple network interfaces to the container.</para> |