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I'm 99.9% sure, for scaling above 100k managed node,
we do not really need to split the openstack to multiple smaller openstack,
or use significant number of extra controller machine.

The problem is openstack using the right tools SQL/AMQP/(zk),
but in a wrong way.

For example.:
Periodic updates can be avoided almost in all cases

The new data can be pushed to the agent just when it needed.
The agent can know when the AMQP connection become unreliable (queue or connection loose),
and needs to do full sync.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/1438159

Also the agents when gets some notification, they start asking for details via the
AMQP -> SQL. Why they do not know it already or get it with the notification ?


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neil Jerram" <Neil.Jerram at metaswitch.com>
> To: "OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)" <openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2015 5:01:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [neutron] Neutron scaling datapoints?
> 
> Hi Joe,
> 
> Many thanks for your reply!
> 
> On 09/04/15 03:34, joehuang wrote:
> > Hi, Neil,
> >
> >  From theoretic, Neutron is like a "broadcast" domain, for example,
> >  enforcement of DVR and security group has to touch each regarding host
> >  where there is VM of this project resides. Even using SDN controller, the
> >  "touch" to regarding host is inevitable. If there are plenty of physical
> >  hosts, for example, 10k, inside one Neutron, it's very hard to overcome
> >  the "broadcast storm" issue under concurrent operation, that's the
> >  bottleneck for scalability of Neutron.
> 
> I think I understand that in general terms - but can you be more
> specific about the broadcast storm?  Is there one particular message
> exchange that involves broadcasting?  Is it only from the server to
> agents, or are there 'broadcasts' in other directions as well?
> 
> (I presume you are talking about control plane messages here, i.e.
> between Neutron components.  Is that right?  Obviously there can also be
> broadcast storm problems in the data plane - but I don't think that's
> what you are talking about here.)
> 
> > We need layered architecture in Neutron to solve the "broadcast domain"
> > bottleneck of scalability. The test report from OpenStack cascading shows
> > that through layered architecture "Neutron cascading", Neutron can
> > supports up to million level ports and 100k level physical hosts. You can
> > find the report here:
> > http://www.slideshare.net/JoeHuang7/test-report-for-open-stack-cascading-solution-to-support-1-million-v-ms-in-100-data-centers
> 
> Many thanks, I will take a look at this.
> 
> > "Neutron cascading" also brings extra benefit: One cascading Neutron can
> > have many cascaded Neutrons, and different cascaded Neutron can leverage
> > different SDN controller, maybe one is ODL, the other one is OpenContrail.
> >
> > ----------------Cascading Neutron-------------------
> >              /         \
> > --cascaded Neutron--   --cascaded Neutron-----
> >         |                  |
> > ---------ODL------       ----OpenContrail--------
> >
> >
> > And furthermore, if using Neutron cascading in multiple data centers, the
> > DCI controller (Data center inter-connection controller) can also be used
> > under cascading Neutron, to provide NaaS ( network as a service ) across
> > data centers.
> >
> > ---------------------------Cascading Neutron--------------------------
> >              /            |          \
> > --cascaded Neutron--  -DCI controller-  --cascaded Neutron-----
> >         |                 |            |
> > ---------ODL------           |         ----OpenContrail--------
> >                           |
> > --(Data center 1)--   --(DCI networking)--  --(Data center 2)--
> >
> > Is it possible for us to discuss this in OpenStack Vancouver summit?
> 
> Most certainly, yes.  I will be there from mid Monday afternoon through
> to end Friday.  But it will be my first summit, so I have no idea yet as
> to how I might run into you - please can you suggest!
> 
> > Best Regards
> > Chaoyi Huang ( Joe Huang )
> 
> Regards,
> 	Neil
> 
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