OpenStack Networking(neutron),允许创建、插入接口设备,这些设备由其他的OpenStack服务管理。插件式的实现可以容纳不同的网络设备和软件,为OpenStack架构与部署提供了灵活性。
它包含下列组件:
接收和路由API请求到合适的OpenStack网络插件,以达到预想的目的。
Plug and unplug ports, create networks or subnets, and provide IP addressing. These plug-ins and agents differ depending on the vendor and technologies used in the particular cloud. OpenStack Networking ships with plug-ins and agents for Cisco virtual and physical switches, NEC OpenFlow products, Open vSwitch, Linux bridging, and the VMware NSX product.
常见的代理L3(3层),DHCP(动态主机IP地址),以及插件代理。
大多数的OpenStack Networking安装都会用到,用于在neutron-server和各种各样的代理进程间路由信息。也为某些特定的插件扮演数据库的角色,以存储网络状态
OpenStack网络主要和OpenStack计算交互,以提供网络连接到它的实例。
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