Using the Neutron command-line interface

Neutron provides a command-line client for interfacing with its API. Neutron commands can be run directly from the Linux command line, or the Neutron shell can be invoked by issuing the neutron command:

The neutron shell provides commands that can be used to create, read, update, and delete the networking configuration within the OpenStack cloud. By typing a question mark or help within the Neutron shell, a list of commands can be found. Additionally, running neutron help from the Linux command line provides a brief description of each command's functionality.

The neutron client has been deprecated in favor of the openstack command-line client. However, certain functions, including LBaaS-related commands, are not yet available within the openstack client and must be managed using the neutron client. In future releases of OpenStack, the neutron client will no longer be available.

Many of the commands listed within the client's help listing will be covered in subsequent chapters of this book.