[Openstack] Mac Address Question

2015-10-08 Thread Georgios Dimitrakakis
Dear all, I am wondering if it's possible to start a VM with a predefined mac address (or a set of VMs from a pool of mac addresses). The reason I want to do it is because I have a license server that permits software running only if the mac address is on the acceptance list. If you have

Re: [Openstack] Mac Address Question

2015-10-08 Thread James Denton
Hi Georgios, You should be able to create a Neutron port with the custom MAC address and boot the instance with that port using --nic port-id rather than --nic net-id. James > On Oct 8, 2015, at 6:43 AM, Georgios Dimitrakakis > wrote: > > Dear all, > > I am wondering

Re: [Openstack] Mac Address Question

2015-10-08 Thread Georgios Dimitrakakis
Hi James, is there an equivalent in nova? I am still using Icehouse with Nova networking Best, G. On Thu, 8 Oct 2015 13:42:29 +, James Denton wrote: Hi Georgios, You should be able to create a Neutron port with the custom MAC address and boot the instance with that port using