Network Namespace extension should support untagged public networks
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- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Domain
- networking
Research direction
Start with the Network Namespace extension script and the public-network setup path, then run the listed Marvin tests: test_05_isolated_network_full_lifecycle, test_06_vpc_multi_tier_and_restart, test_07_vpc_network_acl, and test_09_vpc_source_nat_ip_update. Verify that numeric VLAN configurations retain their current behavior and that explicit untagged configuration completes address, route, ARP, and NAT setup without creating a VLAN sub-interface.
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Description
Summary
The current Network Namespace extension code does not support an untagged public network. It treats the public VLAN value as a numeric VLAN ID and attempts to create a VLAN sub-interface. In an environment where the public network is intentionally untagged, this causes the following Marvin tests to fail if the Public network is not tagged (a valid scenario):
test_05_isolated_network_full_lifecycletest_06_vpc_multi_tier_and_restarttest_07_vpc_network_acltest_09_vpc_source_nat_ip_update
The later Static NAT and port-forwarding errors appear to be consequences of the initial public-network setup failure, rather than four unrelated test failures.
Environment
- CloudStack Marvin smoke tests
- Network Namespace extension
- Public network is untagged and uses the existing bridge/uplink path
- No tagged public VLAN is available on this test network
Observed behavior
The extension attempts to create a VLAN interface using the literal value untagged, resulting in an error similar to:
Error: argument "untagged" is wrong: id is invalid
The Network Namespace extension script then exits with code 2, and the dependent network operations fail.
Expected behavior
When the configured public network is untagged, the extension should:
- Skip creation of an
ethX.<vlan>VLAN sub-interface. - Use the existing bridge or physical uplink directly.
- Continue with the required address, route, ARP, and NAT setup.
- Preserve the current behavior for numeric VLAN configurations.
A public network does not inherently require VLAN tagging; both tagged and untagged deployments are valid. Supporting the explicit untagged mode would allow the same tests to run on simple bridge/NAT-based lab networks without requiring an artificial VLAN configuration.
Validation
Please consider adding coverage for both:
- Numeric VLAN configuration, preserving current tagged behavior.
- Explicit untagged configuration, without creating a VLAN sub-interface.
It would also be helpful if the extension scripts used by a test run could be pinned to a commit or release, rather than fetched from a moving branch at runtime, so that failures remain reproducible.
This issue concerns the Network Namespace extension only; it is not a change to the default CloudStack Virtual Router path.
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