Global setting for NIC type

appsettings/migrations/0009_alter_appsettings_id.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.5 on 2023-10-30 17:00
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('appsettings', '0008_auto_20220905_1459'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='appsettings',
+            name='id',
+            field=models.BigAutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, serialize=False, verbose_name='ID'),
+        ),
+    ]

appsettings/migrations/0010_auto_20231030_1305.py

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.5 on 2023-10-30 17:05
+
+from django.db import migrations
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
+
+def add_default_settings(apps, schema_editor):
+    setting = apps.get_model("appsettings", "AppSettings")
+    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    setting.objects.using(db_alias).bulk_create([
+        setting(35, _("VM NIC Type"), "INSTANCE_NIC_DEFAULT_TYPE", "default", "default,e1000,e1000e,rt18139,virtio", _("Change instance default NIC type"))
+    ])
+
+
+def del_default_settings(apps, schema_editor):
+    setting = apps.get_model("appsettings", "AppSettings")
+    db_alias = schema_editor.connection.alias
+    setting.objects.using(db_alias).filter(key="INSTANCE_NIC_DEFAULT_TYPE").delete()
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('appsettings', '0009_alter_appsettings_id')
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RunPython(add_default_settings,del_default_settings)
+    ]

instances/templates/create_instance_w2.html

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
                                                                         <div class="col-sm-7">
                                                                             <select class="form-select" name="net_model">
                                                                                 {% for model in net_models_host %}
-                                                                                <option value="{{ model }}" {% if model == 'default'  %} selected {% endif %}>{{ model }}</option>
+                                                                                <option value="{{ model }}" {% if model == default_nic_type %} selected {% endif %}>{{ model }}</option>
                                                                                 {% endfor %}
                                                                             </select>
                                                                         </div>
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
                             <div class="col-sm-7">
                                 <select class="form-select" name="net_model">
                                     {% for model in net_models_host %}
-                                    <option value="{{ model }}" {% if model == 'default'  %} selected {% endif %}>{{ model }}</option>
+                                    <option value="{{ model }}" {% if model == default_nic_type %} selected {% endif %}>{{ model }}</option>
                                     {% endfor %}
                                 </select>
                             </div>
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
                                 <div class="col-sm-7">
                                     <select class="form-select" name="net_model">
                                         {% for model in net_models_host %}
-                                        <option value="{{ model }}" {% if model == 'default'  %} selected {% endif %}>{{ model }}</option>
+                                        <option value="{{ model }}" {% if model == default_nic_type %} selected {% endif %}>{{ model }}</option>
                                         {% endfor %}
                                     </select>
                                 </div>

instances/views.py

@@ -1692,6 +1692,7 @@ def create_instance(request, compute_id, arch, machine):
         networks = sorted(conn.get_networks())
         nwfilters = conn.get_nwfilters()
         net_models_host = conn.get_network_models()
+        default_nic_type = app_settings.INSTANCE_NIC_DEFAULT_TYPE
         storages = sorted(conn.get_storages(only_actives=True))
         default_graphics = app_settings.QEMU_CONSOLE_DEFAULT_TYPE
         default_cdrom = app_settings.INSTANCE_CDROM_ADD