networking-ovn 2.0.0.0b1

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:

• http://networkheresy.com/2015/01/13/ovn-bringing-native-virtual-networking-to-ovs/

The OVN architecture is described here:

• http://openvswitch.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-architecture.7.html

OVN includes a tutorial to help with understanding how it works:

• https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/blob/master/tutorial/OVN-Tutorial.md

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

The openvswitch web page includes a list of presentations, some of which are about OVN:

• http://openvswitch.org/support/

• 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://blog.spinhirne.com/p/blog-series.html#introToOVN

• 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/