@@ -1060,6 +1060,12 @@
another chassis.
</p>
</column>
+
+ <column name="tag">
+ If set, indicates that the port represents a connection to a specific
+ VLAN on a locally accessible network. The VLAN ID is used to match
+ incoming traffic and is also added to outgoing traffic.
+ </column>
</group>
<group title="VTEP Options">
@@ -1080,8 +1086,11 @@
<group title="Nested Containers">
<p>
- These columns support containers nested within a VM. They are empty
- for containers or VMs that run directly on a hypervisor.
+ These columns support containers nested within a VM. Specifically,
+ they are used when <ref column="type"/> is empty and <ref
+ column="logical_port"/> identifies the interface of a container spawned
+ inside a VM. They are empty for containers or VMs that run directly on
+ a hypervisor.
</p>
<column name="parent_port">
@@ -1093,19 +1102,13 @@
<column name="tag">
<p>
- When <ref column="type"/> is empty and <ref column="logical_port"/>
- identifies the interface of a container spawned inside a VM, this
- column identifies the VLAN tag in the network traffic associated with
- that container's network interface. It is left empty if <ref
- column="logical_port"/> belongs to a VM or a container created in the
- hypervisor.
+ Identifies the VLAN tag in the network traffic associated with that
+ container's network interface.
</p>
<p>
- When <ref column="type"/> is set to <code>localnet</code>, this can
- be set to indicate that the port represents a connection to a
- specific VLAN on a locally accessible network. The VLAN ID is used to
- match incoming traffic and is also added to outgoing traffic.
+ This column is used for a different purpose when <ref column="type"/>
+ is <code>localnet</code> (see <code>Localnet Options</code>, above).
</p>
</column>
</group>