Uwe Sauter <uwe.sauter...@gmail.com> wrote on 04/27/2015 01:22:35 PM:
> >> if I understood Georges answer correctly he suggested one bridge > >> (br-join, either OVS or linux bridge) to connect other bridges > >> via patch links, one for each external network you'd like to create. > >> These second level bridges are then used for the Neutron > >> configuration: > >> > >> br-ext1 -> Neutron > >> / > >> patch-link > >> / > >> ethX –br-join > >> \ > >> patch-link > >> \ > >> br-ext2 -> Neutron > >> > >> > >> > >> I suggested to use an OVS bridge because there it'd be possible to > >> stay away from the performance-wise worse patch-links and Linux > >> bridges and use "internal" interfaces to connect to Neutron directly > >> – which on second thought won't work if Neutron expects a > >> bridge in that place. > >> > >> What I suggested later on is that you probably don't need any second > >> level bridge at all. Just create a second/third external > >> network with appropriate CIDR. As long as those networks are > >> externally connected to your interface (and thus the bridge) you > >> should be good to go. > > > > In parallel emails we have established that I have to do what you > have drawn. I need to do that the node(s) that run L3 > > agents. Do I need to modify the bridge_mappings, flat_networks, > or network_vlan_ranges configuration statement on the > > other nodes (compute hosts)? > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > I think you just need to create the cascading bridges with their > inter-connects, then tell Neutron the association > between secondary bridge (e.g. br-ext1, br-ext2) and external > network. Then create (!) the external networks and restart > Neutron. > > Concerning you intra-cloud networking I don't think you need to > reconfigure anything as long as this is already working. > Compute hosts shouldn't be affected as its not their business to > know about external networks. So I did what George said and you drew, using OVS bridges, and it seems to be working. Thanks, Mike
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