[occi-wg] Networks: attributes and verbs

[Richard Davies]

> > Linking to a network
> > --------------------
> > Finally, there are a few attributes which can specified on the link when
> > a server is linked to a network:
...
> > - Local DHCP (e.g. the server operating system is internally configured
> >   to DHCP. I am connecting it to the public internet, and want it to
> >   appear with my assigned public static IP. Please send a DHCP response
> >   with that specific IP address).
> >
> > Hmm... sounds unnecessary. Once you've assigned an IP to a server if you
> > want to make life easier by offering it over DHCP then go right ahead...
> > I don't see the use case otherwise.

That one's actually pretty important to us at least: >50% of our servers
work this way.

The classic case is that a customer running a standard pre-installed
operating system wants to use one of the public static IPs that they
purchased.

The high-hassle option for them is that they have to go into their OS and
configure the static IP.

We go with the other option - they can leave their OS configured to DHCP,
and they can specify via the Web UI (or equivalently API) that the right
static IP should be returned to that DHCP request, rather than just a random
free one.

Cheers,

Richard.