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Aaron Rosen bf87549bc9 Plugins should call __init__ of db_base_plugin for db.configure Currently each plugin calls db.configure() within the plugin's __init__ class or defines an initialize() method that's sole job is to call this method. Instead we should just call the super method of a plugin so that db.configure() is called for us out of the db_base_plugin class. Note: the only reason why I'm making this change is that I want to add something to the __init__() class of the db_base_plugin that's needed for the nova-event-callback blueprint and adding it in the base class of init looks to be the best place. Change-Id: Iec3c912735021ceb90f657108aad3a57460d66e7 Closes-bug: #1282303		2014-02-21 13:30:12 -08:00
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db	Rename Quantum to Neutron	2013-07-06 15:02:43 -04:00
nos	Multiple Neutron operations using script fails on Brocade Plugin	2013-09-23 20:56:53 +00:00
tests	Use built-in print() instead of print statement	2013-09-21 07:30:33 -07:00
__init__.py	Rename Quantum to Neutron	2013-07-06 15:02:43 -04:00
NeutronPlugin.py	Plugins should call __init__ of db_base_plugin for db.configure	2014-02-21 13:30:12 -08:00
README.md	Rename Quantum to Neutron	2013-07-06 15:02:43 -04:00
vlanbm.py	Rename Quantum to Neutron	2013-07-06 15:02:43 -04:00

README.md

Brocade Openstack Neutron Plugin

up-to-date version of these instructions are located at: http://wiki.openstack.org/brocade-neutron-plugin
N.B.: Please see Prerequisites section regarding ncclient (netconf client library)
Supports VCS (Virtual Cluster of Switches)

Openstack Brocade Neutron Plugin implements the Neutron v2.0 API.

This plugin is meant to orchestrate Brocade VCS switches running NOS, examples of these are:

VDX 67xx series of switches
VDX 87xx series of switches

Brocade Neutron plugin implements the Neutron v2.0 API. It uses NETCONF at the backend to configure the Brocade switch.

         +------------+        +------------+          +-------------+
         |            |        |            |          |             |
         |            |        |            |          |   Brocade   |
         | Openstack  |  v2.0  |  Brocade   |  NETCONF |  VCS Switch |
         | Neutron    +--------+  Neutron   +----------+             |
         |            |        |  Plugin    |          |  VDX 67xx   |
         |            |        |            |          |  VDX 87xx   |
         |            |        |            |          |             |
         |            |        |            |          |             |
         +------------+        +------------+          +-------------+

Directory Structure

Normally you will have your Openstack directory structure as follows:

     /opt/stack/nova/
     /opt/stack/horizon/
     ...
     /opt/stack/neutron/neutron/plugins/

Within this structure, Brocade plugin resides at:

     /opt/stack/neutron/neutron/plugins/brocade

Prerequsites

This plugin requires installation of the python netconf client (ncclient) library:

ncclient v0.3.1 - Python library for NETCONF clients available at http://github.com/brocade/ncclient

% git clone https://www.github.com/brocade/ncclient % cd ncclient; sudo python ./setup.py install

Configuration

Specify to Neutron that you will be using the Brocade Plugin - this is done by setting the parameter core_plugin in Neutron:
```
 core_plugin = neutron.plugins.brocade.NeutronPlugin.BrocadePluginV2
```

Physical switch configuration parameters and Brocade specific database configuration is specified in the configuration file specified in the brocade.ini files:

 % cat /etc/neutron/plugins/brocade/brocade.ini
 [SWITCH]
 username = admin
 password = password
 address  = <switch mgmt ip address>
 ostype   = NOS

 [database]
 connection = mysql://root:pass@localhost/brocade_neutron?charset=utf8

 (please see list of more configuration parameters in the brocade.ini file)

Running Setup.py

Running setup.py with appropriate permissions will copy the default configuration file to /etc/neutron/plugins/brocade/brocade.ini. This file MUST be edited to suit your setup/environment.

  % cd /opt/stack/neutron/neutron/plugins/brocade
  % python setup.py

Devstack

Please see special notes for devstack at: http://wiki.openstack.org/brocade-neutron-plugin

In order to use Brocade Neutron Plugin, add the following lines in localrc, if localrc file doe not exist create one:

ENABLED_SERVICES=g-api,g-reg,key,n-api,n-crt,n-obj,n-cpu,n-net,n-cond,cinder,c-sch,c-api,c-vol,n-sch,n-novnc,n-xvnc,n-cauth,horizon,rabbit,quantum,q-svc,q-agt Q_PLUGIN=brocade

As part of running devstack/stack.sh, the configuration files is copied as:

% cp /opt/stack/neutron/etc/neutron/plugins/brocade/brocade.ini /etc/neutron/plugins/brocade/brocade.ini

(hence it is important to make any changes to the configuration in: /opt/stack/neutron/etc/neutron/plugins/brocade/brocade.ini)