OpenStack Guide

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Contents

1 AFM Plug-in Overview ...............................................................................................................5

OpenStack Networking Deployment Use Cases...................................................................................................... 6

Supported Deployment Topologies.......................................................................................................................... 7

Pre-requisites for Using the Plug-In......................................................................................................................... 7

Key Considerations...................................................................................................................................................8

Using the AFM Plug-in for OpenStack......................................................................................................................8

2 Step 1: Installing the AFM Plug-in............................................................................................ 9

3 Step 2: Configuring the AFM Plug-in......................................................................................11

4 Step 3: (Optional) Configuring Static Switch Server Connectivity....................................13

5 Step 4: Installing the LLDP and Port Bonding ......................................................................15

Step 4.1: Installing the LLDP Package ................................................................................................................... 15

Step 4.2: Install and Configure Port Bonding ......................................................................................................... 15

6 Step 5: Installing the Dell OVS Agent.....................................................................................19

7 Step 6: Configuring the Dell OVS Agent.................................................................................21

Step 1: Creating the Physical and Integration bridge.............................................................................................21

Step 2: Configuring the Dell OVS Plug-in................................................................................................................ 21

Step 3: Configuring the Rootwrap ..........................................................................................................................22

Step 4: Restart the Dell OVS Agent on Nova Compute Node or Network Node.....................................................23

Step 5: Configure the Nova Compute Node or Network Node .............................................................................. 23

8 Step 7: Connecting to the AFM Server.................................................................................. 25

Step 1: Configure the AFM server IP address and Port..........................................................................................25

Step 2: Configure the AFM User Credentials for the AFM Plug-in..........................................................................25

9 Uninstalling the AFM Plug-in for OpenStack........................................................................27

10 Uninstalling the Dell OVS Agent........................................................................................... 29