Hello Kevin. There is a similar Neutron blueprint [1], originally meant for Havana but now aiming for Juno. I would be happy to join efforts with you regarding our blueprints. See also: [2]. [1] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/ml2-external-port [2] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/campus-network On 19 May 2014 23:52, Kevin Benton <blak111 at gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I am working on an extension for neutron to allow external attachment > point information to be stored and used by backend plugins/drivers to place > switch ports into neutron networks[1]. > > One of the primary use cases is to integrate ironic with neutron. The > basic workflow is that ironic will create the external attachment points > when servers are initially installed. This step could either be automated > (extract switch-ID and port number of LLDP message) or it could be manually > performed by an admin who notes the ports a server is plugged into. > > Then when an instance is chosen for assignment and the neutron port needs > to be created, the creation request would reference the corresponding > attachment ID and neutron would configure the physical switch port to place > the port on the appropriate neutron network. > > If this workflow won't work for Ironic, please respond to this email or > leave comments on the blueprint review. > > 1. https://review.openstack.org/#/c/87825/ > > > Thanks > -- > Kevin Benton > > _______________________________________________ > OpenStack-dev mailing list > OpenStack-dev at lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > -- Igor Duarte Cardoso. http://igordcard.blogspot.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/attachments/20140520/4b9ef477/attachment.html>