[DISPATCH-1442] Add a metadata field to the router management entity

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.10.0
• Component/s: Management Agent
• Assignee: Ted Ross
• Reporter: Ted Ross
• Created: 04/Oct/19 20:17
• Updated: 20/Dec/19 12:10
• Resolved: 08/Oct/19 19:21

Description

This improvement adds a new attribute to the router entity called "metadata".  This field is an opaque string that is set during configuration and can be queried or read at any time via the management protocol.

This field can be used by the user, the console, or controlling orchestration layers to store identifying information about the router instance.

Examples of the kind of data that can be store in the metadata include but are not limited to:  public cloud availability zone, geographic map coordinates, a user-friendly label, administrative owner, display color, etc.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #581