Alauda Container Platform

Configuring Virtual Machines to Use Network Binding Mode for IPv6 Support

The network binding mode is a plugin extension mechanism for virtual machine networking. By default, the platform uses a plugin called ManagedTap to enable IPv6 support for virtual machines. This plugin allows virtual machines to obtain IP addresses through the CNI's DHCP Server. Therefore, as long as the CNI's DHCP Server supports IPv6, virtual machines will also gain IPv6 capabilities.

Currently, we use Kube-OVN as the CNI. Since Kube-OVN's DHCP Server has full IPv6 support, virtual machines can achieve robust IPv6 functionality through the combination of ManagedTap and Kube-OVN.

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Prerequisites

  • ACP version must be v4.0.0 or higher.
  • Kube-OVN is used as the CNI, and the virtual machine subnet is configured as Underlay.

Procedure

Add IPv6 Configuration to the Virtual Machine Subnet

kubectl edit subnet <subnet-name>

Add the following parameters under spec:

spec:
  enableDHCP: true
  enableIPv6RA: true
  u2oInterconnection: true

Create a Virtual Machine Using Network Binding Mode in the web console

When creating a virtual machine, select Network Binding as the network mode.

Access the Virtual Machine via VNC and Configure the Network Interface

For CentOS systems, edit the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-enp1s0 file and add the following configuration:

IPV6INIT=yes
DHCPV6C=yes
IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes

restart network

systemctl restart network

Configure IPv6 Default Route

If the switch is configured to send Router Advertisement (RA) messages, manual route configuration is not required. The default route can be automatically learned through RA messages from the switch.

ip r r default via <subnet-v6-gateway>