Floating IP management

The OpenStack command-line client offers a number of commands that can be used to create and manage floating IPs. The primary commands associated with floating IPs include the following:

Floating IP Commands	Description
floating ip create	Creates a floating IP
floating ip delete	Deletes a floating IP 
floating ip list	Lists floating IP 
floating ip show	Displays floating IP details
floating ip set	Sets floating IP properties
floating ipunset	Unsets floating IP properties
floating ip pool list	Lists pools of floating IP addresses
server add floating ip	Adds a floating IP address to a server
server remove floating ip	Removes a floating IP address from a server

Creating floating IPs in the CLI

If you recall from previous chapters, IP addresses are not assigned directly to instances. Instead, an IP address is associated with a Neutron port, and that port is logically mapped to an instance or other network resource.

When a floating IP is created, it will not be functional...