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Thanks for the pointer. Will try it out.

Vikram

On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 3:37 PM, John Petrini <jpetrini at coredial.com> wrote:

> Hi Vikram,
>
> You may want to look into provider networks. Here's some documentation for
> doing so in an Open vSwitch deployment.
>
> https://docs.openstack.org/liberty/networking-guide/
> scenario-provider-ovs.html
>
> Provider networks allow you to add existing networks outside of OpenStack
> to your cloud. Instances can be attached to these networks directly
> therefore bypassing the NAT that's required for floating IP's.
>
> These networks do not require a virtual router (warning: you can still
> create them!) as they rely on existing routing outside of OpenStack. For
> this reason they can only be created by an admin and you should also
> consider keeping them private and granting access to tenants using RBAC.
>
> We use them extensively and they work well. We're able to add new networks
> as needed by trunking the VLAN of the desired network to the compute and
> controller nodes and then creating the new provider type network in
> neutron. Providing a segmentation id when creating the network allows Open
> vSwitch to tag the traffic with the proper vlan before it leaves the
> compute node.
>
> Regards,
>
> John Petrini
>
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