KVM Virtualization Cookbook

How to do it...

To install, configure, and create a network managed by Neutron, execute the following steps:

1. Create the Neutron database:

root@controller:~# mysql -u root -plxcpasswordMariaDB [(none)]> CREATE DATABASE neutron;Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON neutron.* TO 'neutron'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'lxcpassword';Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)MariaDB [(none)]> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON neutron.* TO 'neutron'@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'lxcpassword';Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)MariaDB [(none)]> exitByeroot@controller:~#

2. Create the Neutron user and add it to the admin role in Keystone:

root@controller:~# openstack user create --domain default --password-prompt neutronUser Password: ...