This command creates a tenant LoadMaster instance.

Example Command 

curl -k "https://<Username>:<Password>@<MTIPAddress>/mtaccess/createinstance?dftgw=<DefaultGatewayIPAddress>&memory=<MemoryValue>&templateid=<VNFTemplateID>"

Available Parameters

Parameter

Parameter Type

Parameter Description

Mandatory

dftgw

Address

The Default Gateway IP address.

Yes

memory

Integer

The memory requirement. The maximum memory value is system dependent.

If you try to set the memory to a value that is too high, an error message will be displayed which returns the maximum memory available.

Yes

templateid

String

The ID of the VNF package. To retrieve the ID of a currently installed VNF package, run the listinstalledvnf command. Refer to the List the Installed VNF Packages section for further information.

Yes

vnfname

String

The nickname for the VNF instance.

No

ipaddress

Address

The IP address of the LoadMaster instance. If this is not set, the IP address will default to 192.168.1.101/24.

No

nics

Integer

The number of network cards for the LoadMaster instance. The default value for this is 1.

Range: 1 to 9

No

cpus

Integer

Number of available CPUs for the LoadMaster instance. The default value for this is 1. The maximum is the number of CPUs on the Multi-Tenant LoadMaster.

No

Example Output 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<Response stat="200" code="ok">
<Success><instanceID>12</instanceID></Success>
</Response>
Note: This instance ID is needed for both the instanceid and iid parameters in all relevant subsequent commands throughout this document. To retrieve the instance IDs, run the listinstances command which is detailed in the List the Instances section.