Network beacon for hypervisor installations
A system and method for configuring components added to a network is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a device associated with a network in a cluster including a plurality of host machines, a set of configuration settings for the network, and configuring a network connection of the device using the set of configuration settings for the network. The method further includes generating a message including the set of configuration settings for the network and periodically broadcasting the message on the network to provide the set of configuration settings to a hypervisor that is configuring a corresponding network connection on a host machine from the cluster.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a device associated with a network, a set of configuration settings for the network, wherein the network provides network connectivity for a cluster of host machines;
configuring a network connection of the device using the set of configuration settings for the network;
generating a message including the set of configuration settings for the network; and
periodically broadcasting the message on the network to provide the set of configuration settings to a hypervisor that is configuring a corresponding network connection on a host machine from the cluster.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein periodically broadcasting the message is in response to a command to broadcast the message on the network.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device associated with the network is another host machine in the cluster or a designated device communicatively coupled to the cluster.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of configuration settings comprises at least one of a network identifier, a network name or network mapping.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the message including the set of configuration settings for the network further comprises:
receiving, by the device, an input selecting a subset of the set of configuration settings for the network to be included in the generated message; and
generating the message including the subset of the set of configuration settings for the network.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the message comprises using an address resolution protocol to map an internet protocol address to a physical machine address.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device periodically broadcasts the message on the network according to a timing schedule that specifies an amount of time between broadcasts of the message on network.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein periodically broadcasting the message is in response to receiving a notification that the host machine is being added to the cluster.
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by a device associated with a network, a set of configuration settings for the network, wherein the network provides network connectivity for a cluster of host machines;
configuring a network connection of the device using the set of configuration settings for the network;
generating a message including the set of configuration settings for the network; and
periodically broadcasting the message on the network to provide the set of configuration settings to a hypervisor that is configuring a corresponding network connection on a host machine from the cluster.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein periodically broadcasting the message is in response to a command to broadcast the message on the network.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the device associated with the network is another host machine in the cluster or a designated device communicatively coupled to the cluster.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the set of configuration settings comprises at least one of a network identifier, a network name or network mapping.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein generating the message including the set of configuration settings for the network further comprises:
receiving, by the device, an input selecting a subset of the set of configuration settings for the network to be included in the generated message; and
generating the message including the subset of the set of configuration settings for the network.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein transmitting the message comprises using an address resolution protocol to map an internet protocol address to a physical machine address.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the device periodically broadcasts the message on the network according to a timing schedule that specifies an amount of time between broadcasts of the message on network.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein periodically broadcasting the message is in response to receiving a notification that the host machine is being added to the cluster.
17. A system for a device associated with a network, the system comprising:
a memory; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, to:
receive a set of configuration settings for the network, wherein the network provides network connectivity for a cluster of host machines;
configure a network connection of the device using the set of configuration settings for the network;
generate a message including the set of configuration settings for the network; and
periodically broadcast the message on the network to provide the set of configuration settings to a hypervisor that is configuring a corresponding network connection on a host machine from the cluster.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is to periodically broadcast the message in response to a command to broadcast the message on the network.
19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the device associated with the network is another host machine in the cluster or a designated device communicatively coupled to the cluster.