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Neutron/VMware NSX plugins

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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. In order for this plugin to work correctly with stable/kilo version the following two Nova patches are needed:
   * 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
  • 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:
   * Opaque Network Support - https://review.openstack.org/#/c/238208/

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.

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