DNS servers
Contains the address of the primary and secondary DNS server.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/dns
Cookies
session_id |
Contains the authentication token of the user |
Required |
The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For details on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.
Note that this session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format). |
Sample request
The following command lists the configured DNS servers.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/dns
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing the configured DNS servers.
For details of the meta object, see Message format.
{
"body": {
"primary": "192.168.56.1",
"secondary": null
},
"key": "dns",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/network/dns",
"href": "/api/configuration/network/dns",
"last": "/api/configuration/network/routing",
"next": "/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs",
"parent": "/api/configuration/network",
"previous": null,
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
key |
|
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoints. |
body |
|
Top level element (string) |
Contains the addresses of the DNS servers. |
|
primary |
string |
The IP address of the primary DNS server. |
|
secondary |
string |
The address of the secondary DNS server. |
Modify the address of the DNS servers
To modify the address of a DNS server, you have to:
-
Open a transaction.
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Modify the JSON object of the endpoint.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/dns endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element .
-
Commit your changes.
For more information, see Commit a transaction.
Status and error codes
The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.
201 |
Created |
The new resource was successfully created. |
401 |
Unauthenticated |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
403 |
Unauthorized |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
404 |
NotFound |
The requested object does not exist. |
Routing between interfaces
Configures routing between network interfaces. To use an interface in single-interface router mode, configure both interface_a and interface_b elements to reference that same interface.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs
Cookies
session_id |
Contains the authentication token of the user |
Required |
The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For details on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.
Note that this session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format). |
Sample request
The following command lists interface routing rules.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing interface routing rules.
For details of the meta object, see Message format.
{
"body": [
{
"interface_a": {
"key": "nic1.interfaces.ff7574025754b3df1647001",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1/interfaces/ff7574025754b3df1647001"
}
},
"interface_b": {
"key": "nic1.interfaces.ff7574025754b3df1647001",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1/interfaces/ff7574025754b3df1647001"
}
}
}
],
"key": "ip_forwarding_rule_pairs",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/network/dns",
"href": "/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs",
"last": "/api/configuration/network/routing",
"next": "/api/configuration/network/naming",
"parent": "/api/configuration/network",
"previous": "/api/configuration/network/dns",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
key |
|
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint. |
body |
|
Top level element (list) |
Contains the rules for routing between the network interfaces. |
|
interface_a |
string |
References the identifier of the network interface. You can configure network interfaces at the /api/configuration/network/nics/ endpoint.
To modify or add a network interface, use the value of the returned key as the value of the interface_a element, and remove any child elements (including the key). |
|
interface_b |
string |
References the identifier of the network interface. You can configure network interfaces at the /api/configuration/network/nics/ endpoint.
To modify or add a network interface, use the value of the returned key as the value of the interface_b element, and remove any child elements (including the key). |
Add a rule for routing between the network interfaces
To add a rule, you have to:
-
Open a transaction.
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Create the JSON object for the new list of rules.
POST the JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element .
If the POST request is successful, the response includes the key of the new rule.
-
Commit your changes.
For more information, see Commit a transaction.
Modify a rule for routing between the network interfaces
To modify a rule, you have to:
-
Open a transaction.
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Modify the JSON object of the list of rules.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element .
-
Commit your changes.
For more information, see Commit a transaction.
Status and error codes
The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.
201 |
Created |
The new resource was successfully created. |
401 |
Unauthenticated |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
403 |
Unauthorized |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
404 |
NotFound |
The requested object does not exist. |
Naming options
Contains the settings for the DNS search domain, hostname, and appliance nickname.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/naming
Cookies
session_id |
Contains the authentication token of the user |
Required |
The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For details on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.
Note that this session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format). |
Sample request
The following command lists the naming settings.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/naming
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing naming settings.
For details of the meta object, see Message format.
{
"body": {
"domainname": "example",
"hostname": "api-docs",
"nickname": null
},
"key": "naming",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/network/dns",
"href": "/api/configuration/network/naming",
"last": "/api/configuration/network/routing",
"next": "/api/configuration/network/nics",
"parent": "/api/configuration/network",
"previous": "/api/configuration/network/ip_forwarding_rule_pairs",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
key |
|
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the endpoint. |
body |
|
Top level element (string) |
Contains the naming settings. |
|
domainname |
string |
The domain name of the network. |
|
hostname |
string |
The hostname of SPS. |
|
nickname |
string |
The nickname for the appliance. Use this name to distinguish between multiple SPS appliances on the network. This name is visible in the boot and core login shells. |
Modify a name
To modify a name, you have to:
-
Open a transaction.
For more information, see Open a transaction.
-
Modify the JSON object of the endpoint.
PUT the modified JSON object to the https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/naming endpoint. You can find a detailed description of the available parameters listed in Element .
-
Commit your changes.
For more information, see Commit a transaction.
Status and error codes
The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.
201 |
Created |
The new resource was successfully created. |
401 |
Unauthenticated |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
403 |
Unauthorized |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
404 |
NotFound |
The requested object does not exist. |
Network addresses
Contains the network addresses configured for each physical NIC.
URL
GET https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/nics
Cookies
session_id |
Contains the authentication token of the user |
Required |
The value of the session ID cookie received from the REST server in the authentication response, for example, a1f71d030e657634730b9e887cb59a5e56162860. For details on authentication, see Authenticate to the SPS REST API.
Note that this session ID refers to the connection between the REST client and the SPS REST API. It is not related to the sessions that SPS records (and which also have a session ID, but in a different format). |
Sample request
The following command lists the endpoints for the physical network interfaces.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/nics/
The following commands retrieve the properties of a specific physical network interface.
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/nics/nic2
curl --cookie cookies https://<IP-address-of-SPS>/api/configuration/network/nics/nic3
Response
The following is a sample response received when listing physical network interfaces.
For details of the meta object, see Message format.
{
"items": [
{
"key": "nic1",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1"
}
},
{
"key": "nic2",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic2"
}
},
{
"key": "nic3",
"meta": {
"href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic3"
}
}
],
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/network/dns",
"href": "/api/configuration/network/nics",
"last": "/api/configuration/network/routing",
"next": "/api/configuration/network/routing",
"parent": "/api/configuration/network",
"previous": "/api/configuration/network/naming",
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
When retrieving the endpoint of a specific physical network interface, the response is the following.
{
"body": {
"interfaces": {
"@order": ["ff7574025754b3df1647001"],
"ff7574025754b3df1647001": {
"addresses": {
"1": "198.51.100.123/24",
"6001481625b7c21ef97598": "2001:db8:1234::5678/48",
"@order": ["1", "6001481625b7c21ef97598"]
},
"mtu": 1500,
"name": "external",
"source_based_routes": [
{
"gateway": "198.51.100.1",
"target_network": "203.0.113.0/24"
},
{
"gateway": "2001:db8:1234::1",
"target_network": "2001:db8:aaaa::/48"
}
],
"vlantag": 0
}
},
"name": "eth0",
"speed": "auto"
},
"key": "nic1",
"meta": {
"first": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1",
"href": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic1",
"last": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic3",
"next": "/api/configuration/network/nics/nic2",
"parent": "/api/configuration/network/nics",
"previous": null,
"remaining_seconds": 10800,
"transaction": "/api/transaction"
}
}
key |
|
string |
Top level element, contains the ID of the physical network interface (nic1, nic2 or nic3). |
body |
|
Top level element (string) |
Contains the properties of the physical network interface. |
|
interfaces |
Top level item |
Contains the configuration of all virtual interfaces on the physical NIC. |
|
name |
string |
The system name of the physical network interface (eth0, eth1 or eth2). Do not change this value. |
|
speed |
string |
The speed of the physical network interface. The default value is auto. Change this setting only for troubleshooting purposes. Possible values are:
|
@order |
|
|
list |
Lists the keys of the interfaces in the order they are be displayed on the SPS web UI. |
<key-of-an-interface> |
|
|
string |
Contains the addresses, name, and vlantag of the network interface.
Each physical NIC has an automatically created interface key, where the value of the vlanid element is set to 0.
To add a valid virtual network interface to the physical NIC, create an additional interface, and assign a value between 1 and 4094 to its vlanid element. |
|
addresses |
|
string |
Contains the addresses of the interface, and their display order. |
|
|
<key-of-address> |
string |
Contains the IP address range. |
|
|
@order |
list |
Lists the keys of the addresses in the order they are displayed on the SPS web UI. |
|
mtu |
|
integer |
Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) to set per network interface (VLAN or network interface card). Default value: 1500 |
|
name |
|
string |
The name of the interface, as displayed on the SPS web UI. |
|
source_based_routes |
|
list |
Contains details of the network routing rule specific to packets coming out of this particular interface. |
|
vlantag |
|
string |
The ID of the interface.
For the physical interface, the value is 0. For virtual interfaces, the value is between 1 and 4094.
|
Caution:
Do not set the VLAN ID unless your network environment is already configured to use this VLAN. Otherwise, your SPS appliance will be unavailable using this interface. | |
gateway |
string |
The IPv4 or IPv6 address of the gateway used to access the network set in this routing rule. |
target_network |
string |
The IPv4 or IPv6 address of the host or network accessible via this routing rule. |
Status and error codes
The following table lists the typical status and error codes for this request. For a complete list of error codes, see Application level error codes.
401 |
Unauthenticated |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authenticated and the resource requires authorization to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
403 |
Unauthorized |
The requested resource cannot be retrieved because the client is not authorized to access it. The details section contains the path that was attempted to be accessed, but could not be retrieved. |
404 |
NotFound |
The requested object does not exist. |