api-guide: flesh out networking concepts

This just gives a high level about how the compute and network
service interact along with the most important networking
resources (ports, networks, security groups and floating IPs).

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Matt Riedemann
2019-11-22 17:32:47 -05:00
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Networking Concepts
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In this section we focus on this related to networking.
Networking is handled by the :neutron-doc:`networking service <>`. When working
with a server in the compute service, the most important networking resource
is a *port* which is part of a *network*. Ports can have *security groups*
applied to control firewall access. Ports can also be linked to *floating IPs*
for external network access depending on the networking service configuration.
- **Port**
When creating a server or attaching a network interface to an existing server,
zero or more networks and/or ports can be specified to attach to the server.
If nothing is provided, the compute service will by default create a port on
the single network available to the project making the request. If more than
one network is available to the project, such as a public external network and
a private tenant network, an error will occur and the request will have to be
made with a specific network or port. If a network is specified the compute
service will attempt to create a port on the given network on behalf of the
user. More advanced types of ports, such as
:neutron-doc:`SR-IOV ports </admin/config-sriov>`, must be pre-created and
provided to the compute service.
.. todo:: Add more details.
Refer to the `network API reference`_ for more details.
- **Floating IPs, Pools and DNS**
.. todo:: Add more details.
- **Security Groups**
.. todo:: Add more details.
- **Extended Networks**
.. todo:: Add more details.
.. _network API reference: https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/network/
Administrator Concepts