Ml2-huawei-switch-mech-driver
Contents
Overview
Huawei ML2 Mechanism Driver implement ML2 Plugin Mechanism Driver API. This driver can manage all types of Huawei switches. For further details, please refer to Huawei OpenStack Deployment Guide provided by Huawei.
Note: Initial version of this driver supports single network type and multi-segmented networks.
Prerequisites
- RDO install OpenStack Icehouse for CentOS6.5
- Install the ncclient Python library for NETCONF client (see https://github.com/leopoul/ncclient) on the Neutron server
Directory Structure
The Huawei Neutron ML2 Driver can be downloaded from the repository located at:
https://github.com/huaweiswitch/neutron
Configuration
Step 1:
Edit /etc/neutron/neutron.conf: core_plugin = ml2
Step 2:
Edit /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf.ini: type_drivers = vlan tenant_network_types = vlan mechanism_drivers = openvswitch,huawei
Step 3:
Edit /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf_huawei.ini: hostaddr = Switch IP address username = admin password = password portname = Switch port name
Step 4:
Start the neutron service by providing the relevant configuration files: cd <neutron_path> && python <neutron_path>/bin/neutron-server --config-file /etc/neutron/neutron.conf --config-file /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf.ini --config-file /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf_huawei.ini
Step 5:
Finally, restart neutron-server: service neutron-server restart