[openstack-dev] [neutron] Neutron debugging tool

Li Ma skywalker.nick at gmail.com
Mon Sep 21 01:40:01 UTC 2015


AFAIK, there is a project available in the github that does the same thing.
https://github.com/yeasy/easyOVS

I used it before.

On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 12:17 AM, Nodir Kodirov <nodir.qodirov at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am planning to develop a tool for network debugging. Initially, it
> will handle DVR case, which can also be extended to other too. Based
> on my OpenStack deployment/operations experience, I am planning to
> handle common pitfalls/misconfigurations, such as:
> 1) check external gateway validity
> 2) check if appropriate qrouter/qdhcp/fip namespaces are created in
> compute/network hosts
> 3) execute probing commands inside namespaces, to verify reachability
> 4) etc.
>
> I came across neutron-debug [1], which mostly focuses on namespace
> debugging. Its coverage is limited to OpenStack, while I am planning
> to cover compute/network nodes as well. In my experience, I had to ssh
> to the host(s) to accurately diagnose the failure (e.g., 1, 2 cases
> above). The tool I am considering will handle these, given the host
> credentials.
>
> I'd like get community's feedback on utility of such debugging tool.
> Do people use neutron-debug on their OpenStack environment? Does the
> tool I am planning to develop with complete diagnosis coverage sound
> useful? Anyone is interested to join the development? All feedback are
> welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Nodir
>
> [1] http://docs.openstack.org/cli-reference/content/neutron-debug_commands.html
>
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