What is <parent_network> in the "Set up a standalone OVN network"

Incus
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Hi,

In the Set up a standalone OVN network instructions, step 3 the commands are:

incus network set <parent_network> ipv4.dhcp.ranges=<IP_range> ipv4.ovn.ranges=<IP_range>
incus network create ovntest --type=ovn network=<parent_network>

I don’t yet understand what this parent_network is supposed to be.

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First sentence at the link you gave:

“Complete the following steps to create a standalone OVN network that is connected to a managed Incus parent bridge network (for example, incusbr0 ) for outbound connectivity.”

That is, if you want to route your outbound traffic via incusbr0, then that’s the parent network.

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Thanks. I wasn’t sure.

Next, what about the DHCP range? How does that relate to the dnsmasq that Incus already created for incusbr0?

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I did post my observations and understanding in this article :Layman's walk through of open virtual network setup (on a single host)

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