Add the network configuration helper document
Change-Id: I0b2b3e204e8c50062ae4dfcfb1c50c274264fa81
Signed-off-by: Ratan Gupta <ratagupt@in.ibm.com>
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+# Network Management
+
+## Overview
+
+A Network Manager is a daemon which handles network management operations.
+It must implement the `xyz.openbmc_project.Network.SystemConfiguration.interface`
+and `org.freedesktop.DBus.ObjectManager`.
+
+When the network manager daemon comes up, it should create objects
+implementing physical link/virtual interfaces such as
+`xyz.openbmc_project.Network.EthernetInterface` or
+`xyz.openbmc_project.Network.VLANInterface` on the system.
+
+IP address(v4 and v6) objects must be children objects of the
+physical/virtual interface object.
+
+## Interfaces
+
+1. SystemConfiguration: This describes the system-specific parameters.
+2. EthernetInterface: This describes the interface-specific parameters.
+3. IP: This describes the IP address-specific parameters.
+4. IPProtocol: This describes the IP protocol type (IPv4/IPv6).
+5. VLANInterface: This describes the VLAN-specific properties.
+6. Bond: This describes the interface bonding parameters.
+
+# DbusObjects
+
+## Interface Objects
+
+Interface objects can be physical as well as virtual.
+
+If the object is a physical interface, it can't be deleted,
+but if it is a virtual interface object it can be deleted.
+
+Example: `/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0`
+
+## IPAddress Objects
+
+There can be multiple IP address objects under an interface object.
+These objects can be deleted by the delete function.
+
+IPv4 objects will have the following D-Bus object path.
+
+Example: `/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/ipv4/3fd41d13/`
+
+IPv6 objects will have the following D-Bus object path.
+
+Example: `/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/ipv6/5dfghilp/`
+
+## Conf Object
+
+This object will have the system configuration related parameters.
+
+Example: `/xyz/openbmc_project/network/conf`
+
+# UseCases
+
+## Configure IP address:
+
+busctl call xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/<interface> xyz.openbmc_project.Network.IP.Create IP ssys "xyz.openbmc_project.Network.IP.Protocol.IPv4" "<ip>" <subnetmask> "<networkgateway>"
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"data":["xyz.openbmc_project.Network.IP.Protocol.IPv4","<ip>",<subnetmask>,"<networkGateway>"]
+}' https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/action/IP
+
+## Configure Default Gateway
+
+### Get
+
+busctl get-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/config xyz.openbmc_project.Network.SystemConfiguration DefaultGateway
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/config/attr/DefaultGateway
+
+### Set
+
+busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/config xyz.openbmc_project.Network.SystemConfiguration DefaultGateway s "<DefaultGateway>"
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT -d '{"data": "x.x.x.x"}' https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/config/attr/DefaultGateway
+
+NOTE: Since the system does not allow unpingable gateway address, make sure the gateway address is pingable.
+
+## Configure HostName
+
+### Get
+
+busctl get-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/config xyz.openbmc_project.Network.SystemConfiguration HostName
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/config/attr/HostName
+
+### Set
+
+busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/config xyz.openbmc_project.Network.SystemConfiguration HostName s "<HostName>"
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT -d '{"data": "<hostname>"}' https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/config/attr/HostName
+
+## Delete IP address
+
+busctl call xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/<interface>/ipv4/<id> xyz.openbmc_project.Object.Delete Delete
+
+NOTE: How to get the ipv4/id: After creating the IP address object enumerate the network interface object.
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X DELETE https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/ipv4/fbfc29b
+
+## Configure DHCP
+
+### Get
+
+busctl get-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0 xyz.openbmc_project.Network.EthernetInterface DHCPEnabled
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/attr/DHCPEnabled
+
+### Set
+
+busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0 xyz.openbmc_project.Network.EthernetInterface DHCPEnabled b 1
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT -d '{"data": 1}' https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/attr/DHCPEnabled
+
+## Configure MACAddress
+
+### Get
+
+busctl get-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0 xyz.openbmc_project.Network.MACAddress MACAddress
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/attr/MACAddress
+
+### Set
+
+NOTE: MAC address should be LOCAL ADMIN MAC (2nd bit of first byte should be on).
+
+busctl set-property xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0 xyz.openbmc_project.Network.MACAddress MACAddress s "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX"
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/jon" -X PUT -d '{"data": "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX" }' https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/attr/MACAddress
+
+## Network factory reset
+
+busctl call xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network xyz.openbmc_project.Common.FactoryReset Reset
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"data":[] }' https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/action/Reset
+
+## VLAN
+
+### Create
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '{"data":["eth0",50] }' https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/action/VLAN
+
+### Delete
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X DELETE https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0_50
+
+busctl call xyz.openbmc_project.Network /xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0_50 xyz.openbmc_project.Object.Delete Delete
+
+### Enumerate
+
+curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X GET https://<hostname/ip>/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0_50/enumerate
+
+### Configure IP on VLAN Interface
+
+Please refer to the "Configure IP address" section.