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<refentry id="systemd.netdev" conditional='ENABLE_NETWORKD'>
<refentryinfo>
<title>systemd.network</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<contrib>Developer</contrib>
<firstname>Tom</firstname>
<surname>Gundersen</surname>
<email>teg@jklm.no</email>
</author>
</authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>systemd.netdev</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd.netdev</refname>
<refpurpose>Virtual Network Device configuration</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<para><filename><replaceable>netdev</replaceable>.netdev</filename></para>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>Network setup is performed by
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
<para>Virtual Network Device files must have the extension
<filename>.netdev</filename>; other extensions are ignored. Virtual
network devices are created as soon as networkd is started.</para>
<para>The <filename>.netdev</filename> files are read from the files located in the
system network directory <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename>,
the volatile runtime network directory
<filename>/run/systemd/network</filename> and the local administration
network directory <filename>/etc/systemd/network</filename>.
All configuration files are collectively sorted and processed in lexical order,
regardless of the directories in which they live. However, files with
identical filenames replace each other. Files in
<filename>/etc</filename> have the highest priority, files in
<filename>/run</filename> take precedence over files with the same
name in <filename>/usr/lib</filename>. This can be used to override a
system-supplied configuration file with a local file if needed; a symlink in
<filename>/etc</filename> with the same name as a configuration file in
<filename>/usr/lib</filename>, pointing to <filename>/dev/null</filename>,
disables the configuration file entirely.</para>
<para>A virtual network device is only created if the
<literal>[Match]</literal> section matches the current
environment, or if the section is empty. The following keys are accepted:</para>
<variablelist class='network-directives'>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Host=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>Matches against the hostname or machine ID of the
host. See <literal>ConditionHost=</literal> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for details.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Virtualization=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>Checks whether the system is executed in a virtualized
environment and optionally test whether it is a specific
implementation. See <literal>ConditionVirtualization=</literal> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for details.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>KernelCommandLine=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>Checks whether a specific kernel command line option is
set (or if prefixed with the exclamation mark unset). See
<literal>ConditionKernelCommandLine=</literal> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for details.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Architecture=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>Checks whether the system is running on a specific
architecture. See <literal>ConditionArchitecture=</literal> in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for details.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>The <literal>[NetDev]</literal> section accepts the following
keys:</para>
<variablelist class='network-directives'>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Name=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>The interface name used when creating the
netdev. This option is compulsory.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Kind=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>The netdev kind. Currently, <literal>bridge</literal>,
<literal>bond</literal>, <literal>vlan</literal> and
<literal>macvlan</literal> are supported. This option
is compulsory.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>The <literal>[VLAN]</literal> section only applies for netdevs of kind <literal>vlan</literal>,
and accepts the following key:</para>
<variablelist class='network-directives'>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Id=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>The VLAN ID to use. An integer in the range 0–4094.
This option is compulsory.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>The <literal>[MACVLAN]</literal> section only applies for netdevs of kind
<literal>macvlan</literal>, and accepts the following key:</para>
<variablelist class='network-directives'>
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Mode=</varname></term>
<listitem>
<para>The MACVLAN mode to use. The supported options are
<literal>private</literal>, <literal>vepa</literal>,
<literal>bridge</literal> and <literal>passthru</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Example</title>
<example>
<title>/etc/systemd/network/bridge.netdev</title>
<programlisting>[NetDev]
Name=bridge0
Kind=bridge</programlisting>
</example>
<example>
<title>/etc/systemd/network/vlan1.netdev</title>
<programlisting>[Match]
Virtualization=no
[NetDev]
Name=vlan1
Kind=vlan
[VLAN]
Id=1</programlisting>
</example>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>