Learning OpenStack networking: build a solid foundation in virtual networking technologies for OpenStack-based clouds

Cover; Title Page; Copyright and Credits; Packt Upsell; Contributors; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction to OpenStack Networking; What is OpenStack Networking?; Features of OpenStack Networking; Switching; Routing; Load balancing; Firewalling; Virtual private networks; Network functions virtualization; OpenStack Networking resources; Virtual network interfaces; Virtual network switches; Overlay networks; Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN); Generic Router Encapsulation (GRE); Generic Network Virtualization Encapsulation (GENEVE).

Preparing the physical infrastructureConfiguring the physical infrastructure; Management network; API network; External network; Guest network; Physical server connections; Single interface; Multiple interfaces; Bonding; Separating services across nodes; Using a single controller node; Using a dedicated network node; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing OpenStack; System requirements; Operating system requirements; Initial network configuration; Example networks; Interface configuration; Initial steps; Permissions; Configuring the OpenStack repository; Upgrading the system; Setting the hostnames.

Installing and configuring Network Time ProtocolRebooting the system; Installing OpenStack; Installing and configuring the MySQL database server; Installing and configuring the messaging server; Installing and configuring memcached; Installing and configuring the identity service; Configuring the database; Installing Keystone; Configuring tokens and drivers; Bootstrap the Identity service; Configuring the Apache HTTP server; Setting environment variables; Defining services and API endpoints in Keystone; Defining users, projects, and roles in Keystone.

Installing and configuring the image serviceConfiguring the database; Defining the Glance user, service, and endpoints; Installing and configuring Glance components; Configuring authentication settings; Configuring additional settings; Verifying the Glance image service installation; Installing additional images; Installing and configuring the Compute service; Configuring the database; Defining the Nova user, service, and endpoints; Installing and configuring controller node components; Configuring authentication settings; Additional controller tasks.

Installing and configuring compute node componentsAdditional compute tasks; Adding the compute node(s) to the cell database; Installing the OpenStack Dashboard; Updating the host and API version configuration; Configuring Keystone settings; Modifying network configuration; Uninstalling default Ubuntu theme (optional); Reloading Apache; Testing connectivity to the dashboard; Familiarizing yourself with the dashboard; Summary; Chapter 3: Installing Neutron; Basic networking elements in Neutron; Extending functionality with plugins; Modular Layer 2 plugin; Drivers; TypeDrivers; Mechanism drivers.