openstack-ansible/deploy-guide/source/targethosts-networkconfig.rst
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Neturon agents run on the hosts for several releases now so this
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Configuring the network
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OpenStack-Ansible uses bridges to connect physical and logical network
interfaces on the host to virtual network interfaces within containers.
Target hosts need to be configured with the following network bridges:
+-------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| Bridge name | Best configured on | With a static IP |
+=============+=======================+=====================================+
| br-mgmt | On every node | Always |
+-------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | On every storage node | When component is deployed on metal |
+ br-storage +-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | On every compute node | Always |
+-------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | On every network node | When component is deployed on metal |
+ br-vxlan +-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | On every compute node | Always |
+-------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | On every network node | Never |
+ br-vlan +-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
| | On every compute node | Never |
+-------------+-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
For a detailed reference of how the host and container networking is
implemented, refer to
:dev_docs:`OpenStack-Ansible Reference Architecture, section Container
Networking <reference/architecture/index.html>`.
For use case examples, refer to
:dev_docs:`User Guides <user/index.html>`.
Host network bridges information
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* LXC internal: ``lxcbr0``
The ``lxcbr0`` bridge is **required** for LXC, but OpenStack-Ansible
configures it automatically. It provides external (typically Internet)
connectivity to containers with dnsmasq (DHCP/DNS) + NAT.
This bridge does not directly attach to any physical or logical
interfaces on the host because iptables handles connectivity. It
attaches to ``eth0`` in each container.
The container network that the bridge attaches to is configurable in the
``openstack_user_config.yml`` file in the ``provider_networks``
dictionary.
* Container management: ``br-mgmt``
The ``br-mgmt`` bridge provides management of and
communication between the infrastructure and OpenStack services.
The bridge attaches to a physical or logical interface, typically a
``bond0`` VLAN subinterface. It also attaches to ``eth1`` in each container.
The container network interface that the bridge attaches to is configurable
in the ``openstack_user_config.yml`` file.
* Storage:``br-storage``
The ``br-storage`` bridge provides segregated access to Block Storage
devices between OpenStack services and Block Storage devices.
The bridge attaches to a physical or logical interface, typically a
``bond0`` VLAN subinterface. It also attaches to ``eth2`` in each
associated container.
The container network interface that the bridge attaches to is configurable
in the ``openstack_user_config.yml`` file.
* OpenStack Networking tunnel: ``br-vxlan``
The ``br-vxlan`` interface is **required if** the environment is configured to
allow projects to create virtual networks using VXLAN.
It provides the interface for encapsulated virtual (VXLAN) tunnel network traffic.
Note that ``br-vxlan`` is not required to be a bridge at all, a physical interface
or a bond VLAN subinterface can be used directly and will be more efficient. The name
``br-vxlan`` is maintained here for consistency in the documentation and example
configurations.
The container network interface it attaches to is configurable in
the ``openstack_user_config.yml`` file.
* OpenStack Networking provider: ``br-vlan``
The ``br-vlan`` bridge is provides infrastructure for VLAN
tagged or flat (no VLAN tag) networks.
The bridge attaches to a physical or logical interface, typically ``bond1``.
It is not assigned an IP address because it handles only
layer 2 connectivity.
The container network interface that the bridge attaches to is configurable
in the ``openstack_user_config.yml`` file.