Change network configuration without reboot

[Alessandro 123]

Is possible to change network configuration without rebooting the node?

On the admin panel, every time I make a network change, a warning saying that a reboot is needed is shown

Obviously I can just restart the networking stack because bridges won't be populated properly (thus, all VMs will loose network access)

Any work around? Is this something planned for future releases?

 

[Richard]

Is possible to change network configuration without rebooting the node?

On the admin panel, every time I make a network change, a warning saying that a reboot is needed is shown

Obviously I can just restart the networking stack because bridges won't be populated properly (thus, all VMs will loose network access)

Exactly this is the problem! Also in case of active firewall there are dependencies. Therefore it's not recommended to restart networking services - at least while a VM or container is running.

Any work around?

Adapting the IP configuration by the ip command is always possible - in this case you (have to) know exactly what you are doing and the rest of the configuration is not touched at all.

Is this something planned for future releases?

Currently not.