<arg>-s <replaceable>SIZE</replaceable></arg>
</group>
<sbr>
+ <arg>--no-ip-check</arg>
+ <arg>--no-name-check</arg>
+ <arg>--no-start</arg>
+ <sbr>
<group>
<arg rep="repeat">--net=<replaceable>N</replaceable><arg rep="repeat">:options</arg></arg>
<arg>--no-nics</arg>
</para>
<para>
+ The <option>--no-ip-check</option> skips the checks that are
+ done to see if the instance's IP is not already alive
+ (i.e. reachable from the master node).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <option>--no-name-check</option> skips the check for the
+ instance name via the resolver (e.g. in DNS or /etc/hosts,
+ depending on your setup). Since the name check is used to
+ compute the IP address, if you pass this option you must
+ also pass the <option>--no-ip-check</option> option.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you don't wat the instance to automatically start after
+ creation, this is possible via the
+ <option>--no-start</option> option. This will leave the
+ instance down until a subsequent <command>gnt-instance
+ start</command> command.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
The NICs of the instances can be specified via the
<option>--net</option> option. By default, one NIC is
created for the instance, with a random MAC, and set
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term>name_check</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <simpara>Skip the name check for instances;
+ see the description in the <command>add</command>
+ command for details.</simpara>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term>file_storage_dir, file_driver</term>
<listitem>
<simpara>Configuration for the <literal>file</literal>