oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/omicron

User API IP Reservations and Selection

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Rust
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Description

IP address assignments within a VPC subnet are automatic. It would be useful to be able to reserve addresses within a VPC subnet for a few reasons.

  • Precluding from automatic use.
  • Assignment to specific instances.
  • Integration with tooling that want's to assume particular address ranges.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the User API entry points for VPC subnets and the code that performs automatic IP address assignment. Trace how addresses are selected and exposed through the API, then clarify the reservation and instance-assignment semantics before implementation. Done should include an agreed API and behavior for reserving addresses, preventing automatic use, and selecting them for instances.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
api, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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