Learning OpenStack networking (Neutron) : architect and build a network infrastructure for your cloud using OpenStack Neutron networking / James Dento ; cover image by Suyog Gharat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dento, James, author.

Contributor:

Gharat, Suyog, cover designer.

Series:

Community experience distilled.

Community Experience Distilled

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cloud computing.

Open source software.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Architect and build a network infrastructure for your cloud using OpenStack Neutron networking

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Biography/History:

Denton James: James Denton is a Principal Architect at Rackspace with over 15 years of experience in systems administration and networking. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Management with a focus on Computer Information Systems from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He is currently focused on OpenStack operations and support within the Rackspace Private Cloud team. James is the author of the Learning OpenStack Networking (Neutron), first and second editions, as well as OpenStack Networking Essentials, both by Packt Publishing.

Summary:

If you are an OpenStack-based cloud operator with experience in OpenStack Compute and nova-network but are new to Neutron networking, then this book is for you. Some networking experience is recommended, and a physical network infrastructure is required to provide connectivity to instances and other network resources configured in the book.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Preparing the Network for OpenStack; What is OpenStack Networking?; Features of OpenStack Networking; Switching; Routing; Load balancing; Firewalling; Virtual private networks; Preparing the physical infrastructure; Types of network traffic; Management network; API network; External network; Guest network; Physical server connections; Single interface; Multiple interfaces; Bonding; Separating services across nodes; A single controller with one or more compute nodes

A single controller plus network node with one or more compute nodesSummary; Chapter 2: Installing OpenStack; System requirements; Operating system requirements; Initial network configuration; Interface configuration; Before you begin; Permissions; Configuring the OpenStack repository; Installing OpenStack utilities; Setting the hostnames; Disabling SELinux; Removing iptables rules; Installing and configuring Network Time Protocol; Upgrading the system; Installation of OpenStack; Installing and configuring the MySQL database server; Installing the MySQL database client

Installing and configuring the messaging serverInstalling and configuring the Identity service; Defining users, tenants, and roles in Keystone; Define services and API endpoints in Keystone; Verify the Keystone installation; Setting environment variables; Installing and configuring the image service; Define the Glance service and API endpoints in Keystone; Verify the Glance image service installation; Installing and configuring the Compute service; Installing and configuring controller node components; Installing and configuring compute node components; Verify communication between services

Installing the OpenStack dashboardAllowing connections to the dashboard; Identifying the Keystone server; Changing the listener address; Testing connectivity to the dashboard; Summary; Chapter 3: Installing Neutron; Basic Neutron constructs; Overlapping networks using network namespaces; Extending network functions with plugins; Installing and configuring Neutron services; Creating the Neutron database; Configuring the Neutron user, role, and endpoint in Keystone; Enabling packet forwarding; Configuring Neutron to use Keystone; Configuring Neutron to use a messaging service

Configuring a root helperConfiguring Nova to utilize Neutron networking; Configuring Neutron services; Configuring neutron-server; Starting neutron-server; Configuring the Neutron DHCP agent; Starting the Neutron DHCP agent; Configuring the Neutron metadata agent; Configuring the Neutron L3 agent; Configuring the Neutron LBaaS agent; Using the Neutron command-line interface; Summary; Chapter 4: Building a Virtual Switching Infrastructure; Providing layer 2 connectivity to instances; Virtual network interfaces; Bridging; Configuring the bridge interface; Types of networks in Neutron

Choosing a networking plugin

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 22, 2014).

ISBN:

9781783983315

1783983310

OCLC:

893333197