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Learning OpenStack Networking (Neutron)

By : James Denton
Book Image

Learning OpenStack Networking (Neutron)

By: James Denton

Overview of this book

OpenStack Neutron is an OpenStack component that provides networking as a service for other OpenStack services to architect networks and create virtual machines through its API. This API lets you define network connectivity in order to leverage network capabilities to cloud deployments. Through this practical book, you will build a strong foundational knowledge of Neutron, and will architect and build an OpenStack cloud using advanced networking features. We start with an introduction to OpenStack Neutron and its various components, including virtual switching, routing, FWaaS, VPNaaS, and LBaaS. You’ll also get hands-on by installing OpenStack and Neutron and its components, and use agents and plugins to orchestrate network connectivity and build a virtual switching infrastructure. Moving on, you’ll get to grips with the HA routing capabilities utilizing VRRP and distributed virtual routers in Neutron. You’ll also discover load balancing fundamentals, including the difference between nodes, pools, pool members, and virtual IPs. You’ll discover the purpose of security groups and learn how to apply the security concept to your cloud/tenant/instance. Finally, you' ll configure virtual private networks that will allow you to avoid the use of SNAT and floating IPs when connecting to remote networks.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Learning OpenStack Networking (Neutron) Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Router management in the dashboard


From the Horizon dashboard, routers can be created and managed within the Project tab:

Figure 7.50

Creating a router in the dashboard

From the Routers page, click on Create Router in the upper right-hand corner to create a router. A window will open that resembles the following:

Figure 7.51

Enter the name of the router, its admin state, and the external network. Click on the blue Create Router button to complete the operation.

Attaching internal interfaces in the dashboard

To attach internal interfaces to routers in the dashboard, click on the router to reveal the Router Details page seen in the following figure:

Figure 7.52

Now, perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the Interfaces tab to reveal details of the router's interfaces:

    Figure 7.53

  2. Clicking on the Add Interface button reveals a window that allows you to select the details of the interface to be added:

    Figure 7.54

  3. Select a tenant subnet that you wish to attach to the router from the Subnet menu, and click on...