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diff --git a/docs/release/scenarios/os-odl-sfc-ha/scenario.description.rst b/docs/release/scenarios/os-odl-sfc-ha/scenario.description.rst index 11b41434..b9195466 100644 --- a/docs/release/scenarios/os-odl-sfc-ha/scenario.description.rst +++ b/docs/release/scenarios/os-odl-sfc-ha/scenario.description.rst @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Introduction The os-odl-sfc-ha is intended to be used to install the OPNFV SFC project in a standard OPNFV High Availability mode. The OPNFV SFC project integrates the OpenDaylight SFC project -into the OPNFV environment. The OPNFV SFC Euphrates release uses the OpenDaylight Nitrogen SR1 release. +into the OPNFV environment. The OPNFV SFC Gambia release uses the OpenDaylight Fluorine SR1 release. Scenario components and composition =================================== @@ -53,11 +53,14 @@ will automatically be installed. The VNF Manager --------------- -In order to create a VM for each Service Function, a VNF Manager is needed. The OPNFV +In order to create a VM for each Service Function, a VNF Manager is recommended. The OPNFV SFC project currently uses the Tacker OpenStack project as a VNF Manager. Tacker is installed on the controller node and manages VNF life cycle, and coordinates VM creation and SFC configuration with OpenStack and OpenDaylight SFC project. +It is also possible to run tests without a VNF Manager, steering SFC through networking-sfc +project + Scenario usage overview ======================= .. Provide a brief overview on how to use the scenario and the features available to the @@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ Scenario usage overview Once this scenario is installed, it will be possible to create Service Chains and classification entries to map tenant traffic to individual, pre-defined Service Chains. -All configuration can be performed using the Tacker CLI. +All configuration can be performed using the Tacker CLI or the networking-sfc CLI. Limitations, Issues and Workarounds =================================== @@ -74,23 +77,24 @@ Limitations, Issues and Workarounds .. faults or bugs. If the system design only provide some expected functionality then provide .. some insight at this point. -The *client* virtual machine needs to be located in a compute node where at least -one of the service functions (SFs) is placed. This is due to a limitation in OpenDaylight, -Nitrogen, which only installs the traffic classifier in the compute nodes where the SFs are. - Specific version of OVS ----------------------- -SFC needs changes in OVS to include the Network Service Headers (NSH) Service Chaining -encapsulation. This OVS patch has been ongoing for quite a while (2 years+), and still -has not been officially merged. Previously, SFC used NSH from a branched version of OVS -based on 2.3.90, called the "Pritesh Patch". In the OpenDaylight Nitrogen SR1 release, SFC was -changed to use a newer, branched version of OVS based on 2.6.1, called the "Yi Yang -Patch". +SFC needs OVS 2.9.2 or higher because it includes the Network Service Headers (NSH) +Service Chaining encapsulation. + +How to deploy the scenario +========================== + +There are three tools which can be used to deploy the scenario: + +- Apex - https://opnfv-apex.readthedocs.io/en/latest/release/installation/index.html#apex-installation +- XCI tool - https://opnfv-releng-xci.readthedocs.io/en/stable/xci-user-guide.html#user-guide +- Compass - https://opnfv-compass4nfv.readthedocs.io/en/stable-gambia/release/installation/index.html#compass4nfv-installation-instructions + +For more information about how to deploy the sfc scenario, check: -The older version of OVS only supported VXLAN-GPE + NSH encapsulation, but the newer -version supports both ETH + NSH and VXLAN-GPE + ETH + NSH. Currently SFC is only -implemented with VXLAN-GPE + ETH + NSH. +https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/sfc/Deploy+OPNFV+SFC+scenarios References ========== @@ -101,6 +105,6 @@ https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/sfc/Service+Function+Chaining+Home https://wiki.opendaylight.org/view/Service_Function_Chaining:Main -For more information on the OPNFV Euphrates release, please visit: +For more information on the OPNFV Gambia release, please visit: -http://www.opnfv.org/euphrates +https://docs.opnfv.org/en/stable-gambia/index.html |