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Learning OpenStack Networking - Third Edition
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Learning OpenStack Networking - Third Edition

by James Denton
August 2018
Beginner
462 pages
12h 36m
English
Packt Publishing
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Installing and configuring Neutron components

To configure distributed virtual routers, there are a few requirements that must be met, including the following:

  • ML2 plugin
  • L2 population mechanism driver
  • Open vSwitch mechanism driver
  • Layer 3 agent installed on all networks and compute nodes

In the environment built out in this book, a single controller node handles OpenStack API services, DHCP and metadata services, and runs the Linux bridge agent for use with standalone and HA routers. compute01 runs the Linux bridge agent, while compute02 and compute03 run the Open vSwitch agent. Another node, snat01, will run the Open vSwitch agent and be responsible for outbound SNAT traffic when distributed virtual routers are used.

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ISBN: 9781788392495