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Difference between revisions of "Neutron/VMware NSX plugins"

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The following plugins are supported:
 
The following plugins are supported:
 
* NSX MH - provides support for multi-hypervisors
 
* NSX MH - provides support for multi-hypervisors
* NSXv - plugin for vSphere. In order for this plugin to work correctly with stable/kilo version the following two Nova patches are needed:
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* NSXv - plugin for vSphere. This is supported from stable/kilo.
    * vNIC index support - https://review.openstack.org/#/c/209372/
 
    * Metadata support - https://review.openstack.org/#/c/209374/
 
 
* Simple DVS - the provides simple support for distributed switches. It does not have any security group or floating IP support
 
* Simple DVS - the provides simple support for distributed switches. It does not have any security group or floating IP support
* NSXv3 - provides support for multi-hypervisors. In order for this plugin to work correctly with stable/liberty version the following two Nova patch is needed:
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* NSXv3 - provides support for multi-hypervisors. This is supported from stable/liberty. From stable/newton onwards the plugin supports native DHCP and metadata.
    * Opaque Network Support - https://review.openstack.org/#/c/238208/
 
  
 
== Admin Utility ==
 
== Admin Utility ==
 
The NSXv and the NSXv3 support the nsxadmin utility. This enables and administrator to determine and rectify inconsistencies between the Neutron DB and the NSX.
 
The NSXv and the NSXv3 support the nsxadmin utility. This enables and administrator to determine and rectify inconsistencies between the Neutron DB and the NSX.
 
usage: nsxadmin -r <resources> -o <operation>. More details can be found at the git repository for all of the supported options.
 
usage: nsxadmin -r <resources> -o <operation>. More details can be found at the git repository for all of the supported options.

Revision as of 08:11, 2 February 2017

Overview

The NSX plugins can be found at the following repository: https://github.com/openstack/vmware-nsx The following plugins are supported:

  • NSX MH - provides support for multi-hypervisors
  • NSXv - plugin for vSphere. This is supported from stable/kilo.
  • Simple DVS - the provides simple support for distributed switches. It does not have any security group or floating IP support
  • NSXv3 - provides support for multi-hypervisors. This is supported from stable/liberty. From stable/newton onwards the plugin supports native DHCP and metadata.

Admin Utility

The NSXv and the NSXv3 support the nsxadmin utility. This enables and administrator to determine and rectify inconsistencies between the Neutron DB and the NSX. usage: nsxadmin -r <resources> -o <operation>. More details can be found at the git repository for all of the supported options.