My motive is to simulate VXLAN functionality on a bigger topology using
mininet.
My plan - As Mininet uses OVS bridges to simulate vswitch functionality, we
can use ovs-vsctl to configure VXLAN functionality on the bridges. I
thought let me try for a simple topology without using Mininet and just
using OVS on a single host and 2 VMs. If it works, then I can make a
similar configuration for a bigger topology using mininet.
OVS on a single host and 2 VMs : vm1-----br1-------br2-----vm2
I am confused on how to perform the vxlan config for the above setup.
If the above one works, I could try on the mininet topologies.
For the mininet topology ( --topo=linear,2 )
h1 ----- s1 ------ s2 -------- h2 (h1,h2 are hosts, s1,s2 are switches -
actually ovs bridges)
*$ ovs-vsctl show *
ad172f01-511d-46fe-9022-d23de31e06e2
Bridge "s2"
Controller "ptcp:6635"
fail_mode: standalone
Port "s2-eth2"
Interface "s2-eth2"
Port "s2"
Interface "s2"
type: internal
Port "s2-eth1"
Interface "s2-eth1"
Bridge "s1"
Controller "ptcp:6634"
fail_mode: standalone
Port "s1-eth2"
Interface "s1-eth2"
Port "s1"
Interface "s1"
type: internal
Port "s1-eth1"
Interface "s1-eth1"
ovs_version: "2.5.0"
In the mininet console,
*mininet>net*
h1 h1-eth0:s1-eth1
h2 h2-eth0:s2-eth1
s1 lo: s1-eth1:h1-eth0 s1-eth2:s2-eth2
s2 lo: s2-eth1:h2-eth0 s2-eth2:s1-eth2
As the vxlan configuration part is related to OVS, I am asking in this
forum, rather than the mininet forum.
Thanks.
Shravan
On 13 January 2017 at 11:08, Scott Lowe <scott.l...@scottlowe.org> wrote:
> I would still echo Raymond's suggestion: use VirtualBox to create two
> "hosts" running OVS and connect them via a VXLAN tunnel over standard VBox
> networking. You can use network namespaces (as Justin suggested) on the VMs
> running OVS to simulate connecting to OVS since VBox doesn't support nested
> virtualization.
>
> You can take a look at <https://github.com/lowescott/learning-tools> to
> see if there is a Vagrant environment I've already created that might help
> you in this situation.
>
> --
> Scott
>
> Sent from my mobile device
>
> On Jan 12, 2017, at 9:46 PM, Shravan S K <sra9...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I know that. But I wanted to experiment with OVS bridges first, and then
> if it worked I wanted to re-create the config for a larger topology using
> Mininet(which uses OVS bridges(for switches) using OVS).
>
> Thanks.
>
> Shravan
>
> On 13 January 2017 at 08:06, Raymond Burkholder <r...@oneunified.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Try running VirtualBox, and build two guests with shared networking.
>> That will get you an appropriate simulation of computer to computer vxlan
>> mechanisms.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* ovs-discuss-boun...@openvswitch.org [mailto:
>> ovs-discuss-boun...@openvswitch.org] *On Behalf Of *Shravan S K
>> *Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 22:34
>> *To:* Scott Lowe <scott.l...@scottlowe.org>
>> *Cc:* ovs-discuss@openvswitch.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [ovs-discuss] VXLAN support in OVS 2.5.0
>>
>>
>>
>> Because of lack of hardware, I'm trying a vxlan setup on a single
>> computer.
>>
>> On 13-Jan-2017 04:47, "Scott Lowe" <scott.l...@scottlowe.org> wrote:
>>
>> Please don't drop the list.
>>
>> Before we go down that path, can you help me understand what you're
>> trying to achieve by building a VXLAN tunnel between two VMs on the same
>> host?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 01/12/2017 10:15 AM, Shravan S K wrote:
>> > I am not sure how to do the config for what you said.
>> > Can you please explain how to configure the setup that you're
>> suggesting ?
>> >
>> > Shravan
>> >
>> > On 12 January 2017 at 02:17, Scott Lowe <scott.l...@scottlowe.org
>> > <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org>> wrote:
>> >
>> > On 01/11/2017 03:54 AM, Shravan S K wrote:
>> > > Like this?
>> > > vm01-------------------|
>> > > |------------------vm03
>> > >
>> > > br1(vxlanport1)------------br-int1=================br-int2--
>> --------(vxlanport2)br2
>> > > vm02-------------------|
>> > > |-------------------vm04
>> > >
>> > > What is the need for the bridges br-int1 and br-int2? Why is it
>> not
>> > > possible without them(as the topology shown earlier in this
>> thread)?
>> >
>> >
>> > [SL] No, I don't think this is the configuration you'd want to use.
>> The
>> > "br-int" bridges aren't strictly required; you could use br1 and
>> br2.
>> > The trick here---as you're trying to create a VXLAN tunnel within a
>> > host---would be that you'll need 2 IP endpoints (one for each end
>> of the
>> > tunnel), and you'd need each bridge with a VXLAN port to be
>> associated
>> > with one of those IP endpoints.
>> >
>> > As I said, though, I haven't tested a configuration like this.
>> Further,
>> > to be honest, I'm not really sure what you're trying to accomplish
>> with
>> > such a configuration.
>> >
>> >
>> > > Shravan
>> > >
>> > > On 11 January 2017 at 11:59, Scott Lowe <scott.l...@scottlowe.org
>> <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org>
>> > > <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org>>>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Please see my response inline, prefixed with [SL].
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On 01/10/2017 09:50 PM, Shravan S K wrote:
>> > >> I am asking if that can be done on a single physical host having
>> > >> OVS. Say, as mininet creates bridges which act as switches. Can
>> > >> vxlan be setup using Mininet?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > [SL] I don't know if it's possible for Mininet to set up VXLAN;
>> > > that's a question best asked on a Mininet-related forum.
>> > >
>> > > As for whether it can be done on a single host, I suppose if you
>> were
>> > > to use 2 separate bridges for physical connectivity along with 2
>> > > separate bridges for the tunnels, it might work. I've never tried
>> it,
>> > > though, so this is just conjecture.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> Shravan
>> > >>
>> > >> On 10 January 2017 at 23:33, Scott Lowe <
>> scott.l...@scottlowe.org <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org>
>> > <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org>>
>> > >> <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org
>> > <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org> <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org
>> > <mailto:scott.l...@scottlowe.org>>>> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Please see my response below.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On 01/10/2017 02:26 AM, Shravan S K wrote:
>> > >>> Is it possible to create a VXLAN setup using just bridges
>> created
>> > >>> by OVS? (using ovs-vsctl to create these bridges,ports and vxlan
>> > >>> config)
>> > >>>
>> > >>> vm01-------------------| |------------------vm03
>> > >>> br1-------br2
>> > >>> vm02-------------------| |-------------------vm04
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Yes, this is possible. On each hypervisor where OVS is running
>> and
>> > >> where you have VMs you'd like to connect over VXLAN tunnels,
>> create
>> > >> a bridge ("br-tun", for example). Create and configure a VXLAN
>> port
>> > >> appropriately on br-tun on each hypervisor, and then connect your
>> > >> VMs. You should be good to go. My website has an example of doing
>> > >> this with GRE; VXLAN should be nearly identical.
>> > >>
>> > >> Hope this helps,
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Scott
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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