In this chapter, we will demonstrate how Open vSwitch can be used to create and manage VLAN-based Networks for OpenStack tenants. The following recipes will be covered in this chapter:
Configuring Neutron to use the Open vSwitch mechanism driver
Configuring Neutron to use the VLAN type driver
Configuring the VLAN range to be used for the Networks
Viewing the VLAN allotted for a Network
Creating a Network with a specific VLAN
Viewing the virtual interface information on the compute node
Viewing the virtual interface information on the Network node