[openstack-dev] [fuel][plugins] Ability of plugin to provision switches before node deployment

Sergii Golovatiuk sgolovatiuk at mirantis.com
Tue Jul 21 02:51:56 UTC 2015


Steven,

I believe your question is covered by [0] blueprint.

[0]
https://github.com/stackforge/fuel-specs/blob/master/specs/7.0/role-as-a-plugin.rst

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On Mon, Jul 20, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Steven Kath <kath at linux.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm hoping to design a FUEL plugin which can provision a switch or set
> of switches according to the Network Settings specified when first
> configuring an environment in FUEL.
>
> We have puppet manifests which allow us to configure every aspect
> of our switches, including the plumbing of VLANs. It would be possible
> for us to configure the VLANs as specified in the environment's
> Network Settings prior to, or as part of, the "Verify Networks" stage.
>
> As far as I can tell, there aren't any FUEL plugin hooks this early in
> the provisioning process. I can't find where to initiate any
> configuration of a remote device before validating the network
> settings. I've looked at a number of the networking plugins for FUEL
> and they all seem to be focused on adding overlays, pre-supposing a
> static underlay network configuration which the plugins never
> manipulate.
>
> Can anyone confirm whether the current FUEL capabilities, or planned
> FUEL 7.0 functionality, would allow for this sort of pre-deployment
> network configuration?
>
> Are there any relevant documentation sections or plugin examples
> which I might have overlooked?
>
> Thanks!
> - Steven
>
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