NSX-T Data Center REST API

Create an IPv4 link local sub interface

Creates an IPv4 link local management sub interface. The link local sub interface
will be of format eth0:linklocal. When request is executed without
`ip_address` in body, eth0:linklocal will be auto assigned with any
available IPv4 link-local address to node.
Available on manager appliance only.

Request:

Method:

POST

URI Path(s):

/api/v1/cluster/{cluster-node-id}/node/network/interfaces/link-local
/api/v1/node/network/interfaces/link-local

Request Headers:

n/a

Query Parameters:

n/a

Request Body:

NodeLinkLocalNetworkInterface+

NodeLinkLocalNetworkInterface (schema)

Name	Description	Type	Notes
_links	References related to this resource The server will populate this field when returing the resource. Ignored on PUT and POST.	array of ResourceLink	Readonly
_schema	Schema for this resource	string	Readonly
_self	Link to this resource	SelfResourceLink	Readonly
interface_id	Interface ID	string	Readonly
ip_address	Link local IPv4 address	string	Pattern: "^[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}$"
netmask	Interface netmask	string	Pattern: "^[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}$"

Example Request:

POST https://<nsx-mgr>/api/v1/node/network/interfaces/link-local

Successful Response:

Response Code:

200 OK

Response Headers:

Content-type: application/json

Response Body:

NodeLinkLocalNetworkInterface+

NodeLinkLocalNetworkInterface (schema)

Name	Description	Type	Notes
_links	References related to this resource The server will populate this field when returing the resource. Ignored on PUT and POST.	array of ResourceLink	Readonly
_schema	Schema for this resource	string	Readonly
_self	Link to this resource	SelfResourceLink	Readonly
interface_id	Interface ID	string	Readonly
ip_address	Link local IPv4 address	string	Pattern: "^[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}$"
netmask	Interface netmask	string	Pattern: "^[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}\.[\d]{1,3}$"

Example Response:

{ "interface_id": "eth0:linklocal", "ip_address": "169.254.0.10", "netmask": "255.255.0.0" }

Required Permissions:

crud

Feature:

system_administration

Additional Errors:

• 404 Not Found
• 301 Moved Permanently
• 307 Temporary Redirect
• 400 Bad Request
• 403 Forbidden
• 409 Conflict
• 412 Precondition Failed
• 500 Internal Server Error
• 503 Service Unavailable