August 2018
Beginner
462 pages
12h 36m
English
Content preview from Learning OpenStack Networking - Third Edition
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Virtual Network Infrastructure Using Linux Bridges
One of the core functions of OpenStack Networking is to provide end-to-end network connectivity to instances running in the cloud. In chapter 3 Installing Neutron, we installed the Neutron API service and the ML2 plugin across all nodes in the cloud. Beginning with this chapter, you will be introduced to networking concepts and architectures that Neutron relies on to provide connectivity to instances and other virtual devices.
The ML2 plugin for Neutron allows an OpenStack cloud to leverage multiple Layer 2 technologies simultaneously through the use of Mechanism drivers. In the next few chapters, we will look at multiple Mechanism drivers that extend the functionality of the ML2 network ...
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