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On 02/07/15 22:50, Matt Kassawara wrote:
> With provider networks using the Linux bridge agent, neutron reaches the
> simplicity of nova-network. Also, the installation guide will continue
> to use the two-host architecture.

Close, but not quite :) Anyway, as noted - the question is why something
our users want is being dropped, when it's damn simple to keep in and
continues to work well?

> On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 11:03 PM, Tom Fifield <tom at openstack.org
> <mailto:tom at openstack.org>> wrote:
> 
>     On 30/06/15 21:37, Karin Levenstein wrote:
>     > Guide architecture change for Liberty
>     > =====
>     > At the Neutron meetup that Matt attended last week, there was discussion
>     > about dropping nova-net and standardizing Neutron on Linux bridge rather
>     > than OVS.
>     > The plan that came out of the meeting: changing networking architecture
>     > from nova-net/Neutron OVS to: provider networking (connect VMs to
>     > network) with Linux Bridge; standard tenant network w/ Linux bridge and
>     > not OVS. All distros will have to support this.
>     > This will not be addressed in the install guide until the RST conversion
>     > is complete.
>     > ACTION: Matt to add this information to install guide spec so that it
>     > can be captured in the planning for Liberty.
> 
>     Is there further discussion available around dropping a
>     simple-to-implement, commonly used and upstream-supported network
>     deployment model (nova-network)?
> 
> 
> 
>     Regards,
> 
> 
>     Tom
> 
> 
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