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PIF Parameters
PIFs have the following parameters:
Parameter Name Description Type
uuid the unique identifier/object reference for
the PIF
read only
device machine-readable name of the interface (for
example, eth0)
read only
MAC the MAC address of the PIF read only
other-config Additional PIF configuration name:value
pairs.
read/write map parameter
physical if true, the PIF points to an actual physical
network interface
read only
currently-attached is the PIF currently attached on this host?
true or false
read only
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit of the PIF in
bytes.
read only
VLAN VLAN tag for all traffic passing through
this interface; -1 indicates no VLAN tag is
assigned
read only
bond-master-of the UUID of the bond this PIF is the master
of (if any)
read only
bond-slave-of the UUID of the bond this PIF is the slave of
(if any)
read only
management is this PIF designated to be a management
interface for the control domain
read only
network-uuid the unique identifier/object reference of
the virtual network to which this PIF is
connected
read only
network-name-label the name of the of the virtual network to
which this PIF is connected
read only
host-uuid the unique identifier/object reference of
the XenServer host to which this PIF is
connected
read only
host-name-label the name of the XenServer host to which this
PIF is connected
read only
IP-configuration-mode type of network address configuration used;
DHCP or static
read only
IP IP address of the PIF, defined here if IP-
configuration-mode is static; undefined if
DHCP
read only