OVN information

The original OVN project announcement can be found here:

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

The OVN architecture is described here:

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

Here are two tutorials that help with learning different aspects of OVN:

• https://blog.spinhirne.com/posts/an-introduction-to-ovn/a-primer-on-ovn/

• https://docs.ovn.org/en/stable/tutorials/ovn-sandbox.html

There is also an in depth tutorial on using OVN with OpenStack:

• https://docs.ovn.org/en/stable/tutorials/ovn-openstack.html

OVN DB schemas and other man pages:

• http://www.ovn.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-nb.5.html

• http://www.ovn.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-sb.5.html

• http://www.ovn.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-nbctl.8.html

• http://www.ovn.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-sbctl.8.html

• http://www.ovn.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-northd.8.html

• http://www.ovn.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-controller.8.html

• http://www.ovn.org/support/dist-docs/ovn-controller-vtep.8.html

or find a full list of OVS and OVN man pages here:

• http://docs.ovn.org/en/latest/ref/

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

• http://openvswitch.org/support/

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

• OVN Project Update at the OpenStack Summit in Tokyo, Fall 2015 - Slides - Video

• OVN at OpenStack Summit in Vancouver, Sping 2015 - Slides - Video

• OVS Conference 2015

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/

• http://dani.foroselectronica.es/category/openstack/ovn/