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Documentation for scw fip

This API allows you to manage your Elastic Metal servers' flexible public IP addresses.

Flexible IP management commands

A flexible IP can be attached to any Elastic Metal server within the same zone. Multiple flexible IPs can be attached to a server.

Attach an existing flexible IP to a server

Attach an existing flexible IP to a specified Elastic Metal server.

Usage:

scw fip ip attach [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fips-ids.{index} Required List of flexible IP IDs to attach to a server
server-id Required ID of the server on which to attach the flexible IPs
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Create a new flexible IP

Generate a new flexible IP within a given zone, specifying its configuration including Project ID and description.

Usage:

scw fip ip create [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
project-id Project ID to use. If none is passed the default project ID will be used
description Flexible IP description (max. of 255 characters)
tags.{index} Tags to associate to the flexible IP
server-id ID of the server to which the newly created flexible IP will be attached.
reverse Value of the reverse DNS
is-ipv6 Defines whether the flexible IP has an IPv6 address.
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Delete an existing flexible IP

Delete an existing flexible IP, specified by its ID and zone. Note that deleting a flexible IP is permanent and cannot be undone.

Usage:

scw fip ip delete <fip-id ...> [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fip-id Required ID of the flexible IP to delete
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Detach an existing flexible IP from a server

Detach an existing flexible IP from a specified Elastic Metal server.

Usage:

scw fip ip detach [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fips-ids.{index} Required List of flexible IP IDs to detach from a server. Multiple IDs can be provided. Note that flexible IPs must belong to the same MAC group.
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Get an existing flexible IP

Retrieve information about an existing flexible IP, specified by its ID and zone. Its full details, including Project ID, description and status, are returned in the response object.

Usage:

scw fip ip get <fip-id ...> [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fip-id Required ID of the flexible IP
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

List flexible IPs

List all flexible IPs within a given zone.

Usage:

scw fip ip list [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
order-by One of: created_at_asc, created_at_desc Sort order of the returned flexible IPs
tags.{index} Filter by tag, only flexible IPs with one or more matching tags will be returned
status.{index} One of: unknown, ready, updating, attached, error, detaching, locked Filter by status, only flexible IPs with this status will be returned
server-ids.{index} Filter by server IDs, only flexible IPs with these server IDs will be returned
project-id Filter by Project ID, only flexible IPs from this Project will be returned
organization-id Filter by Organization ID, only flexible IPs from this Organization will be returned
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3, all		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Update an existing flexible IP

Update the parameters of an existing flexible IP, specified by its ID and zone. These parameters include tags and description.

Usage:

scw fip ip update <fip-id ...> [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fip-id Required ID of the flexible IP to update
description Flexible IP description (max. 255 characters)
tags.{index} Tags associated with the flexible IP
reverse Value of the reverse DNS
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

MAC address management commands

MAC address management commands.

Generate a virtual MAC address on an existing flexible IP

Generate a virtual MAC (Media Access Control) address on an existing flexible IP.

Usage:

scw fip mac create [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fip-id Required ID of the flexible IP for which to generate a virtual MAC
mac-type Required
One of: unknown_type, vmware, xen, kvm		 TODO
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Detach a given virtual MAC address from an existing flexible IP

Detach a given MAC (Media Access Control) address from an existing flexible IP.

Usage:

scw fip mac delete [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fip-id Required ID of the flexible IP from which to delete the virtual MAC
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Duplicate a virtual MAC address to another flexible IP

Duplicate a virtual MAC address from a given flexible IP to another flexible IP attached to the same server.

Usage:

scw fip mac duplicate [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fip-id Required ID of the flexible IP on which to duplicate the virtual MAC
duplicate-from-fip-id Required ID of the flexible IP to duplicate the Virtual MAC from
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config

Relocate an existing virtual MAC address to a different flexible IP

Relocate a virtual MAC (Media Access Control) address from an existing flexible IP to a different flexible IP.

Usage:

scw fip mac move [arg=value ...]

Args:

Name Description
fip-id Required
dst-fip-id
zone Default: fr-par-1
One of: fr-par-1, fr-par-2, nl-ams-1, nl-ams-2, pl-waw-2, pl-waw-3		 Zone to target. If none is passed will use default zone from the config