Hi, my name is Pradeep HK and I am from Juniper Networks, Bangalore. I am leading an effort to implement Cloudstack(based on 4.2) network-element plugin to orchestrate Juniper's switches.
As a first-cut, we are focussing on L2 services and we have written a NetworkGuru. As part of it's implement() method we will: (1)Create the required logical interfaces on the Juniper switches (EX,QFX) (2)Create the required VLANs on the Juniper switches (EX,QFX). (3)Configure VLAN membership on the interfaces Our customers need this plugin in Cloudstack deployments to automatically orchestrate the Juniper switches to create Virtual Networks. Without this plugin, there will be a manual intervention needed to configure the switches (after figuring out the current configuration of the switch). We have a Network Management Platform (called JUNOS SPACE) which is heavily used by customers to orchestrate Juniper's networking devices. It also exposes REST-ful APIs for integration with 3rdParty tools. The proposed Juniper's Cloudstack network-element plugin leverages these REST-ful APIs to appropriately orchestrate Juniper's switches to create Virtual Networks In that direction, I need: (1)Your comments/suggestions (2)For existing deployments of Cloudstack, is there a standard means to deploy the Plugin ? -Pradeep
