IFCFG-MACVTAP(5)

NAME
ifcfg-macvtap - MACVTAP interface configuration

SYNOPSIS
/etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-*

MACVTAPs
To setup a macvtap interface you need a configuration file that contains at least the mandatory

MACVTAP_DEVICE
    variable with the real interface used for the macvtap virtual interface.

It may contain the optional

MACVTAP_MODE
    variable that may be set to one of the following supported modes: "private", "vepa", "bridge" and "pass-through/passthru". The default mode is "vepa".

You may also use the

MACVTAP_FLAG
    variable to set the "nopromisc" flag. By default, this flag is not set.

An ifcfg- file for the interface specified by MACVTAP_DEVICE must also be provided. In the most basic case, it should at least contain STARTMODE='auto'. For use as an interface that is passed to a virtualized guest, manual configurations of IP and route for the macvtap device on the host are not needed. See also man ifcfg and man routes for details.

EXAMPLES

Sets up macvtap0 macvtap interface on top of eth0:
    ifcfg-macvtap0
       STARTMODE='auto'
       MACVTAP_DEVICE='eth0'

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.

BUGS
Please report bugs at <https://bugzilla.novell.com/index.cgi>

AUTHORS
Marius Tomaschewski
Karol Mroz

SEE ALSO
routes(5), ifcfg(5), wicked(8).