Hi Marty, Interface already has static ip assigned to it. In fact, this is how cloudstack has configured my /etc/network/interfaces
auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet manual auto cloudbr0 iface cloudbr0 inet static bridge_ports eth0 address 192.168.1.4 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 And this is the output for 'ip link ' 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast master cloudbr0 state DOWN mode DEFAULT qlen 1000 link/ether 28:92:4a:1e:f1:37 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 3: cloudbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN mode DEFAULT link/ether 28:92:4a:1e:f1:37 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff And 'ip address' 1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00 inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo inet6 ::1/128 scope host valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever 2: eth0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast master cloudbr0 state DOWN qlen 1000 link/ether 28:92:4a:1e:f1:37 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 3: cloudbr0: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN link/ether 28:92:4a:1e:f1:37 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.1.4/24 brd 192.168.1.255 scope global cloudbr0 Regards Karan Pugla On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:23 AM, Marty Sweet <msweet....@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Karan, > > Try assigning a static address to the interface then bring it up using > ifup. This should in theory not close down the IP address once link has > been lost. > > Hope this helps, > Marty > > > On Sun, Sep 29, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Karan . <digitalka...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > I'll be giving a short demo on CLOUDSTACK in my organization and for > this > > I have a very basic setup of Cloudstack 4.1.1 where I am using one > laptop > > as management server as well as agent . Also, I am using basic > networking. > > From logs I have observed that whenever my network cable is unplugged, MS > > doesn't start and throws following exception: > > > > 2013-09-29 23:09:09,693 INFO [cloud.cluster.ClusterManagerImpl] > > (Timer-1:null) Start configuring cluster manager : > > ClusterManagerImpl_EnhancerByCloudStack_d07fda90 > > 2013-09-29 23:09:09,753 INFO [cloud.cluster.ClusterManagerImpl] > > (Timer-1:null) Cluster node IP : 192.168.1.4 > > 2013-09-29 23:09:09,756 ERROR [utils.component.ComponentContext] > > (Timer-1:null) Unhandled exception > > javax.naming.ConfigurationException: cluster node IP should be valid > local > > address where the server is running, please check your configuration > > at > > > > > com.cloud.cluster.ClusterManagerImpl.configure(ClusterManagerImpl.java:1319) > > at > > > > > com.cloud.utils.component.ComponentContext.initComponentsLifeCycle(ComponentContext.java:111) > > at > > com.cloud.servlet.CloudStartupServlet$1.run(CloudStartupServlet.java:50) > > at java.util.TimerThread.mainLoop(Timer.java:555) > > at java.util.TimerThread.run(Timer.java:505) > > > > Just for starting MS I have to attach my laptop to a network. Please > > suggest me a way where I can start MS without being connected to any > > network since I have a single host setup. I have tried bringing my > > interface up using 'ip link set eth0 up' but eth0 status is always DOWN > > unless I plug it into a network. > > > > > > Regards > > Karan Pugla > > >