A network segment is an isolated Layer 2 segment within a network. A network may contain multiple network segments. Depending on the network configuration, Layer 2 connectivity between network segments within a network may not be guaranteed.
Network v2
Create new network segment
openstack network segment create
[--description <description>]
[--physical-network <physical-network>]
[--segment <segment>]
--network <network>
--network-type <network-type>
<name>
--description <description>¶Network segment description
--physical-network <physical-network>¶Physical network name of this network segment
--segment <segment>¶Segment identifier for this network segment which is based on the network type, VLAN ID for vlan network type and tunnel ID for geneve, gre and vxlan network types
--network <network>¶Network this network segment belongs to (name or ID)
--network-type <network-type>¶Network type of this network segment (flat, geneve, gre, local, vlan or vxlan)
<name>New network segment name
Delete network segment(s)
openstack network segment delete
<network-segment> [<network-segment> ...]
<network-segment>Network segment(s) to delete (name or ID)
List network segments
openstack network segment list
[--long]
[--network <network>]
--long¶List additional fields in output
--network <network>¶List network segments that belong to this network (name or ID)
Set network segment properties
openstack network segment set
[--description <description>]
[--name <name>]
<network-segment>
--description <description>¶Set network segment description
--name <name>¶Set network segment name
<network-segment>Network segment to modify (name or ID)
Display network segment details
openstack network segment show
<network-segment>
<network-segment>Network segment to display (name or ID)
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