Configuring the security group rules using CLI
In the previous section, we saw the creation of a security group using the Neutron CLI. In this recipe, we will see how to create the security group rules using the Neutron CLI.
Getting ready
For this recipe, you will need the following information:
The SSH login credentials for a node where the Neutron client packages are installed
A shell RC file that initializes the environment variables for CLI
The name of the security group, protocol, direction of the traffic flow, protocol port, and a remote CIDR network
How to do it…
The following steps will show you how to create a security group rule using the Neutron CLI:
Using the appropriate credentials, SSH into the OpenStack node installed with the Neutron client packages.
Source the shell RC file to initialize the environment variables required for the CLI commands.
To create a security group rule, use
neutron security-group-rule-create, as follows:
The Neutron CLI commands can also be used to list, view...
