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networking-ovn - OpenStack Neutron integration with OVN¶
OVN provides virtual networking for Open vSwitch and is a component of the Open vSwitch project. This project provides integration between OpenStack Neutron and OVN.
- Free software: Apache license
- Source: http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/networking-ovn
- Bugs: http://bugs.launchpad.net/networking-ovn
- Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
- IRC: #openstack-neutron-ovn on Freenode.
- Docs: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/networking-ovn/
The original OVN project announcement can be found here:
The OVN architecture is described here:
Here are two tutorials that help with learning different aspects of OVN:
- http://blog.spinhirne.com/p/blog-series.html#introToOVN
- http://docs.openvswitch.org/en/latest/tutorials/ovn-sandbox/
There is also an in depth tutorial on using OVN with OpenStack:
OVN DB schemas and other man pages:
- http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-nb.5.html
- http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-sb.5.html
- http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-nbctl.8.html
- http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-sbctl.8.html
- http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-northd.8.html
- http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-controller.8.html
- http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-controller-vtep.8.html
or find a full list of OVS and OVN man pages here:
The openvswitch web page includes a list of presentations, some of which are about OVN:
Here are some direct links to past OVN presentations:
- OVN talk at OpenStack Summit in Boston, Spring 2017
- OVN talk at OpenStack Summit in Barcelona, Fall 2016
- OVN talk at OpenStack Summit in Austin, Spring 2016 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okralc7LrZo
- OVN Project Update at the OpenStack Summit in Tokyo, Fall 2015 * http://openvswitch.org/support/slides/OVN_Tokyo.pdf * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IrG2xghJjs
- OVN at OpenStack Summit in Vancouver, Sping 2015 * http://openvswitch.org/support/slides/OVN-Vancouver.pdf * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEzXTq2fPDg
- OVS Conference 2015 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLGZOYi_Cqc
These blog resources may also help with testing and understanding OVN:
- http://networkop.co.uk/blog/2016/11/27/ovn-part1/
- http://networkop.co.uk/blog/2016/12/10/ovn-part2/
- https://blog.russellbryant.net/2016/12/19/comparing-openstack-neutron-ml2ovs-and-ovn-control-plane/
- https://blog.russellbryant.net/2016/11/11/ovn-logical-flows-and-ovn-trace/
- https://blog.russellbryant.net/2016/09/29/ovs-2-6-and-the-first-release-of-ovn/
- http://galsagie.github.io/2015/11/23/ovn-l3-deepdive/
- http://blog.russellbryant.net/2015/10/22/openstack-security-groups-using-ovn-acls/
- http://galsagie.github.io/sdn/openstack/ovs/2015/05/30/ovn-deep-dive/
- http://blog.russellbryant.net/2015/05/14/an-ez-bake-ovn-for-openstack/
- http://galsagie.github.io/sdn/openstack/ovs/2015/04/26/ovn-containers/
- http://blog.russellbryant.net/2015/04/21/ovn-and-openstack-status-2015-04-21/
- http://blog.russellbryant.net/2015/04/08/ovn-and-openstack-integration-development-update/