[ixpmanager] Reseller Functionality

[Barry O'Donovan]

Add v4 docs:

http://docs.ixpmanager.org/features/reseller/

  - Barry

Barry O'Donovan wrote:
>
>
> Mike Hammett wrote:
>> https://github.com/inex/IXP-Manager/wiki/Reseller-Functionality
>>
>> I had some questions about the intended use of the reseller
>> functionality.
>>
>> Do they have any ability to create their own customers
>
> No.
>
>> or am I creating and entering everything into IXP Manager and they
>> just get to view the related information in their panel?
>
> Yes.
>
>> Is the information the reseller sees about the resold customer
>> limited to a list of the active customers?
>
> Yes.
>
>> I set "reseller.no_billing_for_resold_customers = false" in .env, but
>> I didn't see any extra information on the resold customers.
>
>  From the link you referenced:
>
> "If your resold customers are billed directly by the reseller and not
> the IXP, set this to true to remove billing details from their admin and
> member areas."
>
> In other words, this relates to the "Billing Details" section in the "My
> Details" tab when a customer user is logged in.
>
>> Not so much requesting functionality as tryign to understand what's
>> supposed to be there. Well, resellers being able to add customers on
>> "their" fanout switches on their own would be nice.
>
> The IXP manages the fanout switched. At least in our model.
>
> Also in our model, a 'resold' member is still a fully fledged member,
> they just happen to reach the exchange via someone else's network. You /
> we would still have a relationship with the member independent of the
> reseller and would still be required to carry out the standard turn up
> (for us, this includes IP assignment, quarantine procedures, route
> collector session, route server sessions if appropriate, etc.).
>
> IXP Manager's functionality is simply to:
>
> - record that a reseller relationship exists
> - allow you to manage reseller and fanout ports
>
> Barry
>
>
>> I have no idea
>> how much that work that is or if it's even something other people
>> could see a use for.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Barry O'Donovan
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