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=Ethernet Configuration with Mellanox=
 
=Ethernet Configuration with Mellanox=
 
=SR-IOV Networking in OpenStack Kilo=  
 
=SR-IOV Networking in OpenStack Kilo=  
OpenStack Juno adds inbox support to request VM access to virtual network via SR-IOV NIC. With the introduction of SR-IOV based NICs, the traditional virtual bridge is no longer required. Each SR-IOV port is associated with a virtual function (VF). SR-IOV ports may be provided by Hardware-based Virtual Ethernet Bridging (HW VEB); or they may be extended to an upstream physical switch (IEEE 802.1br).
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OpenStack Juno added inbox support to request VM access to virtual network via SR-IOV NIC. With the introduction of SR-IOV based NICs, the traditional virtual bridge is no longer required. Each SR-IOV port is associated with a virtual function (VF). SR-IOV ports may be provided by Hardware-based Virtual Ethernet Bridging (HW VEB); or they may be extended to an upstream physical switch (IEEE 802.1br).
 
There are two ways that SR-IOV port may be connected:
 
There are two ways that SR-IOV port may be connected:
 
* directly connected to its VF
 
* directly connected to its VF
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==SDN Mechanism Driver==
 
==SDN Mechanism Driver==
[https://community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-2155 Mellanox SDN Mechanism Driver]
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[https://community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-2155 SDN Mechanism Driver] allows NEO to configure dynamically VLANs on the Mellanox Switches.
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Further Reading
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* [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=220&mtag=mellanox_neo NEO]
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* [http://www.mellanox.com/page/ethernet_switch_overview Mellanox Switches]
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* [https://community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-2251 SDN Mechanism Driver]
  
 
==Ceilometer==
 
==Ceilometer==
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The Mellanox Ceilometer SR-IOV module allows the OpenStack Ceilometer to collect measurements of SR-IOV counters.
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More details about applying Mellanox Ceilometer module can be found [https://community.mellanox.com/docs/DOC-2145 here]

Latest revision as of 08:48, 22 July 2015

Ethernet Configuration with Mellanox

SR-IOV Networking in OpenStack Kilo

OpenStack Juno added inbox support to request VM access to virtual network via SR-IOV NIC. With the introduction of SR-IOV based NICs, the traditional virtual bridge is no longer required. Each SR-IOV port is associated with a virtual function (VF). SR-IOV ports may be provided by Hardware-based Virtual Ethernet Bridging (HW VEB); or they may be extended to an upstream physical switch (IEEE 802.1br). There are two ways that SR-IOV port may be connected:

  • directly connected to its VF
  • connected with a macvtap device that resides on the host, which is then connected to the corresponding VF

Configuration

Configure SR-IOV

SDN Mechanism Driver

SDN Mechanism Driver allows NEO to configure dynamically VLANs on the Mellanox Switches. Further Reading

Ceilometer

The Mellanox Ceilometer SR-IOV module allows the OpenStack Ceilometer to collect measurements of SR-IOV counters.

More details about applying Mellanox Ceilometer module can be found here