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On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 10:56 PM, Tom Fifield <tom at openstack.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> We never did get a clear answer as to what the thinking is around
> dropping this option our users want from the install guide? As
> previously mentioned, it's damn simple to keep in and continues to work
> well, so difficult to understand.
>
> Perhaps the position has changed to one of keeping this useful option?
>
>
>
>From a Technical Committee standpoint, we thought a third option of the
provider networks with Linux Bridge was a good way forward. So three
networking options in the install guide:

Legacy nova-network
Provider networks with Linux Bridge
Provider networks with OVS

Then, point to the Networking Guide for additional configurations.

What does the team think?
Anne



> Regards,
>
>
> Tom
>
> On 02/07/15 23:32, Tom Fifield wrote:
> > Hi Mark,
> >
> > Welcome to a random discussion on the docs list! It seems like Matt K
> > and yourself might have had a chat at the neutron midcycle regarding the
> > install guide?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > On 02/07/15 23:27, Matt Kassawara wrote:
> >> Ask Mark McClain.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Tom Fifield <tom at openstack.org
> >> <mailto:tom at openstack.org>> wrote:
> >>
> >>     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>
> >>     > <mailto: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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