Difference between revisions of "Mellanox-Neutron-ML2-Train"
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'''Prerequisites''' | '''Prerequisites''' | ||
| − | * Mellanox ConnectX® Family device | + | * Mellanox ConnectX® Family device: |
| − | [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=119 ConnectX®-3/ | + | [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=119 ConnectX®-3/ConnectX®-3 PRO] |
| − | [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=201& ConnectX®-4]/[http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=214&mtag=connectx_4_lx_en_ic ConnectX®-4Lx] | + | [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=201& ConnectX®-4]/[http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=214&mtag=connectx_4_lx_en_ic ConnectX®-4Lx] |
| + | [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=258&mtag=connectx_5_vpi_card ConnectX®-5] | ||
| + | [https://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=265&mtag=connectx_6_vpi_card ConnectX®-6] | ||
* Driver: [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers Mellanox OFED] 4.6-1.0.1.1 or greater | * Driver: [http://www.mellanox.com/page/products_dyn?product_family=26&mtag=linux_sw_drivers Mellanox OFED] 4.6-1.0.1.1 or greater | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 4 September 2019
Mellanox ML2 Mechanism Driver implements the ML2 Plugin Mechanism Driver API.
This driver supports Mellanox embedded switch functionality as part of the VPI (Ethernet/InfiniBand) HCA. Mellanox ML2 Mechanism Driver provides functional parity with Mellanox Neutron plugin.
Mellanox ML2 Mechanism Driver supports DIRECT (pci passthrough) vnic type. For vnic type configuration API details, please refer to configuration reference guide. Hardware vNICs mapped to the guest VMs allow higher performance and advanced features such as RDMA (remote direct memory access).
The driver supports VLAN network type to facilitate virtual networks either on Ethernet or InfiniBand fabrics.
- Mellanox OpenStack Neutron Agent (L2 Agent) runs on each compute node.
- Agent should apply VIF connectivity based on mapping between a VIF (VM vNIC) and Embedded Switch port.
Prerequisites
- Mellanox ConnectX® Family device:
ConnectX®-3/ConnectX®-3 PRO ConnectX®-4/ConnectX®-4Lx ConnectX®-5 ConnectX®-6
- Driver: Mellanox OFED 4.6-1.0.1.1 or greater
For Train release Information refer to the relevant OS as follows:
Infiniband
Ethernet(SR-IOV)
