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Bug 991290 - Fail to modify the name attribute of ipv6 dhcp host via virsh net-update
Summary: Fail to modify the name attribute of ipv6 dhcp host via virsh net-update
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: libvirt
Version: 7.0
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
: ---
Assignee: Ján Tomko
QA Contact: Virtualization Bugs
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2013-08-02 05:26 UTC by hongming
Modified: 2016-04-26 15:04 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

Fixed In Version: libvirt-1.2.7-1.el7
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-03-05 07:24:00 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2015:0323 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Low: libvirt security, bug fix, and enhancement update 2015-03-05 12:10:54 UTC

Description hongming 2013-08-02 05:26:11 UTC 
Description of problem:
Fail to modify the name attribute of ipv6 dhcp host  via virsh 
net-update. The following error occurs.
error: Requested operation is not valid: couldn't locate an existing 
dhcp host entry with "mac='(null)'" in network 'net7'


An IPv6 host element differs slightly from that for IPv4: there is no mac attribute since a MAC address has no defined meaning in IPv6. Instead, the name attribute is used to identify the host to be assigned the IPv6 address. 

It works fine for ipv4 ip-dhcp-host.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
libvirt-1.1.1-1.el7.x86_64

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
# virsh net-start net7
Network net7 started

# virsh net-list
  Name                 State      Autostart     Persistent
----------------------------------------------------------
  net7                 active     no            yes

# virsh net-dumpxml net7
<network>
   <name>net7</name>
   <uuid>c191e1a3-bb51-491f-b63f-5c4a87af2adf</uuid>
   <forward mode='route'/>
   <bridge name='virbr7' stp='on' delay='0' />
   <mac address='52:54:00:a0:45:87'/>
   <ip family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:7::1' prefix='64'>
     <dhcp>
       <range start='2001:db8:ca2:8::100' end='2001:db8:ca2:8::fff' />
       <host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::4' />
     </dhcp>
   </ip>
   <route family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:8::' prefix='64' 
gateway='2001:db8:ca2:7::4'/>
</network>

# virsh net-update net7 modify ip-dhcp-host "<host name='lucas.redhat' 
ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::5' />"error: Failed to update network net7
error: Requested operation is not valid: couldn't locate an existing 
dhcp host entry with "mac='(null)'" in network 'net7'

Actual results:
Fail to modify the name attribute of ipv6 dhcp host via virsh net-update

Expected results:
Successfully modify the name attribute of ipv6 dhcp host via virsh 
net-update

Additional info:
Comment 2 zhengqin 2013-08-20 09:33:45 UTC 
Could reproduce with component: libvirt-1.1.1-1.el7.x86_64


Here are reproduce steps:
1. Create a xml file contained following contents, and named it wtih network.xml

<network>
   <name>net7</name>
   <uuid>c191e1a3-bb51-491f-b63f-5c4a87af2adf</uuid>
   <forward mode='route'/>
   <bridge name='virbr7' stp='on' delay='0' />
   <mac address='52:54:00:a0:45:87'/>
   <ip family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:7::1' prefix='64'>
     <dhcp>
       <range start='2001:db8:ca2:8::100' end='2001:db8:ca2:8::fff' />
       <host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::4' />
     </dhcp>
   </ip>
   <route family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:8::' prefix='64' 
gateway='2001:db8:ca2:7::4'/>
</network>

2. issue the following command to define net7:
 #virsh net-define network.xml


3. issue the following command to start net7:
# virsh net-start net7
Network net7 started

4. check the network net7:
# virsh net-list

5. dump xml file for network net7 by:
# virsh net-dumpxml net7
<network>
   <name>net7</name>
   <uuid>c191e1a3-bb51-491f-b63f-5c4a87af2adf</uuid>
   <forward mode='route'/>
   <bridge name='virbr7' stp='on' delay='0' />
   <mac address='52:54:00:a0:45:87'/>
   <ip family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:7::1' prefix='64'>
     <dhcp>
       <range start='2001:db8:ca2:8::100' end='2001:db8:ca2:8::fff' />
       <host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::4' />
     </dhcp>
   </ip>
   <route family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:8::' prefix='64' 
gateway='2001:db8:ca2:7::4'/>
</network>

6. modify dhcp host by:
# virsh net-update net7 modify ip-dhcp-host "<host name='lucas.redhat' 
ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::5' />"


Result:
error: Failed to update network net7
error: Requested operation is not valid: couldn't locate an existing 
dhcp host entry with "mac='(null)'" in network 'net7'
Comment 3 Ján Tomko 2014-07-08 16:50:46 UTC 
Proposed upstream patch:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2014-July/msg00429.html

Note: in the reproducer steps both the host name and the ip address are changed in the last step. An error is expected in that case (but it needs to be improved too).
Comment 4 Ján Tomko 2014-07-09 07:51:49 UTC 
Now pushed upstream:
commit 2d49518a53cd589c5e6cda9d4dbf07c5304e1c28
Author:     Ján Tomko <jtomko>
CommitDate: 2014-07-09 09:23:02 +0200

    Allow updating names in DHCP hosts by matching IPs.
    
    Also fix the error message if an IPv6 host with no MAC
    is not found.
    
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=991290

git describe: v1.2.6-90-g2d49518
Comment 6 Hu Jianwei 2014-11-17 08:09:55 UTC 
I can not reproduce the bug on libvirt-1.2.8-6.el7.x86_64

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -q libvirt
libvirt-1.2.8-6.el7.x86_64

[root@localhost ~]# virsh net-dumpxml net7 
<network>
  <name>net7</name>
  <uuid>c34ea3f7-c3b0-4bfc-8e5b-1d14196766ba</uuid>
  <forward mode='route'/>
  <bridge name='virbr7' stp='on' delay='0'/>
  <mac address='52:54:00:a0:45:87'/>
  <ip family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:7::1' prefix='64'>
    <dhcp>
      <range start='2001:db8:ca2:8::100' end='2001:db8:ca2:8::fff'/>
      <host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::99'/>
    </dhcp>
  </ip>
  <route family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:8::' prefix='64' gateway='2001:db8:ca2:7::4'/>
</network>

[root@localhost ~]# virsh net-update net7 modify ip-dhcp-host "<host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::33' />"
Updated network net7 live state
[root@localhost ~]# virsh net-dumpxml net7 
<network>
  <name>net7</name>
  <uuid>c34ea3f7-c3b0-4bfc-8e5b-1d14196766ba</uuid>
  <forward mode='route'/>
  <bridge name='virbr7' stp='on' delay='0'/>
  <mac address='52:54:00:a0:45:87'/>
  <ip family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:7::1' prefix='64'>
    <dhcp>
      <range start='2001:db8:ca2:8::100' end='2001:db8:ca2:8::fff'/>
      <host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::33'/>
    </dhcp>
  </ip>
  <route family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:8::' prefix='64' gateway='2001:db8:ca2:7::4'/>
</network>

[root@localhost ~]# virsh net-destroy net7 
Network net7 destroyed

[root@localhost ~]# virsh net-dumpxml net7 
<network>
  <name>net7</name>
  <uuid>c34ea3f7-c3b0-4bfc-8e5b-1d14196766ba</uuid>
  <forward mode='route'/>
  <bridge name='virbr7' stp='on' delay='0'/>
  <mac address='52:54:00:a0:45:87'/>
  <ip family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:7::1' prefix='64'>
    <dhcp>
      <range start='2001:db8:ca2:8::100' end='2001:db8:ca2:8::fff'/>
      <host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::99'/>
    </dhcp>
  </ip>
  <route family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:8::' prefix='64' gateway='2001:db8:ca2:7::4'/>
</network>

[root@localhost ~]# virsh net-update net7 modify ip-dhcp-host "<host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::55' />"
Updated network net7 persistent config
[root@localhost ~]# virsh net-dumpxml net7 
<network>
  <name>net7</name>
  <uuid>c34ea3f7-c3b0-4bfc-8e5b-1d14196766ba</uuid>
  <forward mode='route'/>
  <bridge name='virbr7' stp='on' delay='0'/>
  <mac address='52:54:00:a0:45:87'/>
  <ip family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:7::1' prefix='64'>
    <dhcp>
      <range start='2001:db8:ca2:8::100' end='2001:db8:ca2:8::fff'/>
      <host name='lucas' ip='2001:db8:ca2:2:3::55'/>
    </dhcp>
  </ip>
  <route family='ipv6' address='2001:db8:ca2:8::' prefix='64' gateway='2001:db8:ca2:7::4'/>
</network>

Can get expected results, changed to Verified.
Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2015-03-05 07:24:00 UTC 
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0323.html
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