Hello Rémi/Wido/others, We've tested this integration, I can confirm it doesn't work, I believe it's missing: - Some way to implement VXLAN in the OVS Plugin - A new VXLAN script that provisions VXLANs on OVS instead of the host (/usr/share/cloudstack-common/scripts/vm/network/vnet/modifyvxlan.sh)
As for why this is interesting: Openvswitch is an L2+L3 router that implements a lot of useful SDN functionality: QoS, Traffic monitoring, DDoS protection, Meshing* (requires additionally an SDN controller). Although none of these features are controllable by Cloudstack, they could be very useful in production setups that require more fine-grained network controls that iptables+linux bridges could offer (current vRouter setup), without having to invest in other more expensive integrations such as Netscaler/Juniper/F5/Bigswitch..., the long-term support of which is expensive, thus difficult (e.g. https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/issues/6381). Vladimir > On Mon, 24 Oct 2022 at 22:13, Wido den Hollander <w...@widodh.nl> wrote: > > > > On 10/21/22 12:36, Rémi Paeta wrote: > > Hi there, > > > > Is there any plugin development planned to add VXLAN support with > > OpenVswitch? > > No, it's not. If somebody wants it, somebody has to step up to develop this. > > Can I ask what the benefit would be of Openvswitch with VXLAN vs the > Linux bridging? (I'm not very familiar with Openvswitch, but am with VXLAN). > > Wido > > > I saw that OpenStack and OpenNebula already have it. > > > > Thank you in advance for your answers. > > -- *CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLAIMER NOTICE: * This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and/or otherwise authorized personnel. The information contained herein and attached is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that viewing this message and any attachments, as well as copying, forwarding, printing, and disseminating any information related to this email is prohibited, and that you should not take any action based on the content of this email and/or its attachments. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this email and any attachment. Please note that the views and opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the company. While antivirus protection tools have been employed, you should check this email and attachments for the presence of viruses. No warranties or assurances are made in relation to the safety and content of this email and attachments. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by or contained in this email and attachments. No liability is accepted for any consequences arising from this email. *AVIS DE CONFIDENTIALITÉ ET DE NON RESPONSABILITE* : Ce courriel, ainsi que toute pièce jointe, est confidentiel et peut être protégé par le secret professionnel. Si vous n’en êtes pas le destinataire visé, veuillez en aviser l’expéditeur immédiatement et le supprimer. Vous ne devez pas le copier, ni l’utiliser à quelque fin que ce soit, ni divulguer son contenu à qui que ce soit. BSO se réserve le droit de contrôler toute transmission qui passe par son réseau. Veuillez noter que les opinions exprimées dans cet e-mail sont uniquement celles de l'auteur et ne reflètent pas nécessairement celles de la société. Bien que des outils de protection antivirus aient été utilisés, vous devez vérifier cet e-mail et les pièces jointes pour toute présence de virus. Aucune garantie ou assurance n'est donnée concernant la sécurité et le contenu de cet e-mail et de ses pièces jointes. La Société décline toute responsabilité pour tout dommage causé par tout virus transmis par ou contenu dans cet e-mail et ses pièces jointes. Aucune responsabilité n'est acceptée pour les conséquences découlant de cet e-mail.
