[Openstack-operators] [VMware][neutron]nova-network

Adam Lawson alawson at aqorn.com
Sun Oct 4 21:27:09 UTC 2015


Hi Gilles, ESXi uses linuxbridges or are you referring to a multi
hypervisor scenario? Curious you know the names in advance.......
On Oct 4, 2015 2:15 PM, "Gilles Mocellin" <gilles.mocellin at nuagelibre.org>
wrote:

> Le 04/10/2015 03:29, Adam Lawson a écrit :
>
>>
>> So I have to ask, last I heard, you have to run nova network if you want
>> to use OpenStack with VMware without an nsx license. Is this still the case
>> or are there plans for changes in the near future that I missed where one
>> can run neutron with VMware without an NSX license procurement?
>>
>> Just wondering, haven't heard but I do know there are efforts to sunset
>> nova network at some point...
>>
>> //adam
>>
>> Hello,
>
> I've just manage to make it work with Neutron ML2 / Linuxbridge / VLAN
> provider networks.
> The only drawback is that you have to pre-create portGroups with the names
> of the linux bridges created on the compute node / network node.
> You also have to create a trunk portGroup br-int, with promiscuous,
> transmit forge and MAC modification accepted.
> This is where you connect the VLAN interface of your network node.
>
> It's a bit condensed, but now you know it's possible !
>
> PS:
> There a ML2 mechanism driver : vmware_dvs that should ease this, creating
> the portgroups, but :
> - It's not packages on Ubuntu cloud archive
> - I didn't manage to make it work. I had errors creating some access
> policies...
>
> --
> GillesMo
>
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