[openstack-dev] [Nova][Neutron] Nova-network to Neutron migration: issues with libvirt

Kyle Mestery mestery at noironetworks.com
Mon Apr 28 14:01:35 UTC 2014


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 8:54 AM, Oleg Bondarev <obondarev at mirantis.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I also saw in docs that update-device is supported since 0.8.0
> version,
> not sure why it didn't work in my setup.
> I installed latest libvirt 1.2.3 and now update-device works just fine and I
> am able
> to move instance tap device from one bridge to another with no downtime and
> no reboot!
> I'll try to investigate why it didn't work on 0.9.8 and which is the minimal
> libvirt version for this.
>
Wow, cool! This is really good news. Thanks for driving this! By
chance did you notice if there was a drop in connectivity at all, or
if the guest detected the move at all?

Kyle

> Thanks,
> Oleg
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 5:46 AM, Kyle Mestery <mestery at noironetworks.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> According to this page [1], "update-device" is supported from libvirt
>> 0.8.0 onwards. So in theory, this should be working with your 0.9.8
>> version you have. If you continue to hit issues here Oleg, I'd suggest
>> sending an email to the libvirt mailing list with the specifics of the
>> problem. I've found in the past there are lots of very helpful on that
>> mailing list.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kyle
>>
>> [1] http://libvirt.org/sources/virshcmdref/html-single/#sect-update-device
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 7:42 AM, Oleg Bondarev <obondarev at mirantis.com>
>> wrote:
>> > So here is the etherpad for the migration discussion:
>> > https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/novanet-neutron-migration
>> > I've also filed a design session on this:
>> > http://summit.openstack.org/cfp/details/374
>> >
>> > Currently I'm still struggling with instance vNic update, trying to move
>> > it
>> > from one bridge to another.
>> > Tried the following on ubuntu 12.04 with libvirt 0.9.8:
>> >
>> > https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Virtualization_Administration_Guide/sect-dynamic-vNIC.html
>> > virsh update-device shows success but nothing actually changes in the
>> > instance interface config.
>> > Going to try this with later libvirt version.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Oleg
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Rossella Sblendido
>> > <rsblendido at suse.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Very interesting topic!
>> >> +1 Salvatore
>> >>
>> >> It would be nice to have an etherpad to share the information and
>> >> organize
>> >> a plan. This way it would be easier for interested people  to join.
>> >>
>> >> Rossella
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 04/23/2014 12:57 AM, Salvatore Orlando wrote:
>> >>
>> >> It's great to see that there is activity on the launchpad blueprint as
>> >> well.
>> >> From what I heard Oleg should have already translated the various
>> >> discussion into a list of functional requirements (or something like
>> >> that).
>> >>
>> >> If that is correct, it might be a good idea to share them with relevant
>> >> stakeholders (operators and developers), define an actionable plan for
>> >> Juno,
>> >> and then distribute tasks.
>> >> It would be a shame if it turns out several contributors are working on
>> >> this topic independently.
>> >>
>> >> Salvatore
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 22 April 2014 16:27, Jesse Pretorius <jesse.pretorius at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> On 22 April 2014 14:58, Salvatore Orlando <sorlando at nicira.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> From previous requirements discussions,
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> There's a track record of discussions on the whiteboard here:
>> >>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/nova-to-quantum-upgrade
>> >>>
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