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author | csatari <gergely.csatari@nokia.com> | 2016-07-01 11:19:54 +0200 |
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committer | csatari <gergely.csatari@nokia.com> | 2016-07-05 11:22:57 +0200 |
commit | 791354a57e2e6c6e049877a95cbaecd9d27d6966 (patch) | |
tree | e835a62d984bcef2c59ad822220f7799314cd741 /docs/requirements/use_cases/georedundancy_regions_insances.rst | |
parent | d3d984a25934207b9c181e6ce775dae0305252e4 (diff) |
Polishing of georedundancy and provider network uc-s
Adding the final touch to my use cases:
- Clarification of the introduction text in the general georedundancy capter
- Clarification of the description of both the georedundancy and the provider networks use cases
- Adding references.
Change-Id: I9734154dc7fbb5f3a86af17c451b02cca839a741
Signed-off-by: csatari <gergely.csatari@nokia.com>
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diff --git a/docs/requirements/use_cases/georedundancy_regions_insances.rst b/docs/requirements/use_cases/georedundancy_regions_insances.rst index 9e74f74..6683c27 100644 --- a/docs/requirements/use_cases/georedundancy_regions_insances.rst +++ b/docs/requirements/use_cases/georedundancy_regions_insances.rst @@ -5,38 +5,42 @@ Connection between different OpenStack regions or cloud instances ----------------------------------------------------------------- Description -^^^^^^^^^^^ +~~~~~~~~~~~ There should be an API to manage the infrastructure-s networks between two -OpenStack regions or between two OpenStack cloud instances. -(The only difference is the shared keystone in case of a region) -This capability exists in the different SDN controllers, like the Add New BGP -neighbour API of OpenDaylight. OpenStack Neutron should provide and abstracted -API for this functionality what later calls the given SDN controllers related -API. +OpenStack regions or instances. + +The functionality behind the API depends on the underlying network providers (SDN +controllers) and the networking setup. +(For example OpenDaylight has an API to add new BGP neighbour.) + +OpenStack Neutron should provide an abstracted API for this functionality what +calls the underlying SDN controllers API. Derrived Requirements -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ - - Possibility to define a remote and a local endpoint - - Possiblity to define an overlay/segregation technology +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +- Possibility to define a remote and a local endpoint +- As in case of cells the nova-api service is shared it should be possible + to identify the cell in the API calls Northbound API / Workflow -""""""""""""""""""""""""" - - An infrastructure network management API is needed - - When the endpoints are created neutron is configured to use the new network. - (Note: Nova networking is not considered as it is deprecated.) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +- An infrastructure network management API is needed +- API call to define the remote and local infrastructure endpoints +- When the endpoints are created neutron is configured to use the new network. Data model objects -"""""""""""""""""" - - TBD - -Orchestration -""""""""""""" - - TBD - -Dependencies on compute services -"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" - - TBD - -Potential implementation -"""""""""""""""""""""""" - - TBD +++++++++++++++++++ +- local and remote endpoint objects (Most probably IP addresses with some +additional properties). + +Current implementation +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + Current OpenStack implementation provides no way to set up the underlay + network connection. + OpenStack Tricicle project [TRICICLE]_ + has plans to build up inter datacenter L2 and L3 networks. + +Gaps in the current solution +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + An infrastructure management API is missing from Neutron where the local and + remote endpoints of the underlay network could be configured. |