routes.5

NAME

routes - a table in the xCAT database.

SYNOPSIS

routes Attributes: routename, net, mask, gateway, ifname, comments, disable

DESCRIPTION

Describes the additional routes needed to be setup in the os routing table. These routes usually are used to connect the management node to the compute node using the service node as gateway.

routes Attributes:

routename

Name used to identify this route.

net

The network address.

mask

The network mask.

gateway

The gateway that routes the ip traffic from the mn to the nodes. It is usually a service node.

ifname

The interface name that facing the gateway. It is optional for IPv4 routes, but it is required for IPv6 routes.

comments

Any user-written notes.

disable

Set to ‘yes’ or ‘1’ to comment out this row.

SEE ALSO

nodels(1), chtab(8), tabdump(8), tabedit(8)