Configuring the Open vSwitch driver and agent

The Open vSwitch mechanism driver is included with the ML2 plugin, and was installed in Chapter 3, Installing Neutron. The following sections will walk you through the configuration of OpenStack Networking so that you can utilize the Open vSwitch driver and agent.

Note

While the Linux bridge and Open vSwitch agents and drivers can coexist in the same environment, they should not be installed and configured simultaneously on the same host.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installing the Open vSwitch agent

To install the Open vSwitch agent, issue the following command on compute02, compute03, and snat01:

# apt install neutron-plugin-openvswitch-agent

Dependencies, such as Open vSwitch components openvswitch-common and openvswitch-switch, will be installed. If prompted to overwrite existing configuration files, type N at the [default=N] prompt.

Updating the Open vSwitch agent configuration file

The Open vSwitch agent uses a configuration file located at /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/openvswitch_agent...