Openstack Neutron: L2 Networking In Depth

2018-02-16

We discuss Openstack networking in detail, including topics such as port binding, vif plugging, and the ml2 plugin. We also look at how L2 networking works in detail, inspecting some opensource code and providing an overview of technologies such as openvswitch and libvirt. We step through what happens when you create a new instance, including the provisioning of the network.

Setup an Openstack Project (with Dedicated Physical Hosts)

2018-01-21

Redhat Openstack provides the option of creating projects to isolate users and virtualised environments. This article describes the process of restricting a set of physical hosts to be used ad dedicated hypervisors for a single project.

Storage Gymnastics: Migrating Openstack Volumes (The Unconventional Way)

2018-01-16

One way to migrate openstack nova instance storage volumes manually when they are not managed by cinder