Use Networking
- You can start and stop OpenStack Networking services
- using the service command. For
+ You can manage OpenStack Networking services using
+ the service command. For
example:#sudo service neutron-server stop#sudo service neutron-server status
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Expose the Networking API to cloud tenants,
- which enables them to build rich network
- topologies.
+ enabling them to build rich network topologies.Have the cloud administrator, or an automated
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API abstractionsThe Networking v2.0 API provides control over
- both L2 network topologies and the IP addresses
- used on those networks (IP Address Management or
- IPAM). There is also an extension to cover basic
- L3 forwarding and NAT, which provides capabilities
+ both L2 network topologies and their allocated
+ IP addresses (IP Address Management or IPAM).
+ There is also an extension to cover basic L3
+ forwarding and NAT, which provides capabilities
similar to nova-network.
API abstractions
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Subnet
Associates a block of IP addresses
- and other network configuration,
- such as, default gateways or
- dns-servers, with an Networking
- network. Each subnet represents an
- IPv4 or IPv6 address block and, if
- needed, each Networking network can
- have multiple subnets.
+ and other network configuration,
+ such as default gateways or
+ dns-servers, with an Networking
+ network. Each subnet represents
+ an IPv4 or IPv6 address block,
+ and each Networking network can
+ have multiple subnets.
Basic Networking operations
- To learn about advanced capabilities that are
- available through the neutron command-line
- interface (CLI), read the networking section in
- the OpenStack End User Guide.
- This table shows example neutron commands that
- enable you to complete basic Networking
+ To learn about advanced capabilities available
+ through the neutron command-line interface
+ (CLI), read the networking section in the OpenStack End User Guide.
+ This table shows example neutron commands
+ that enable you to complete basic network
operations:
Basic Networking operations
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Advanced Networking operations
- This table shows example neutron commands that
- enable you to complete advanced Networking
+ This table shows example Networking commands
+ that enable you to complete advanced network
operations:
Advanced Networking operations
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Use Compute with NetworkingBasic Compute and Networking operations
- This table shows example neutron and nova
- commands that enable you to complete basic Compute
- and Networking operations:
+ This table shows example neutron and
+ nova commands that enable you to complete
+ basic VM networking operations:
Basic Compute and Networking
operations
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Searches for ports, but shows only the
- for
- the port.
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Advanced VM creation operations
- This table shows example nova and neutron
- commands that enable you to complete advanced VM
- creation operations:
+ This table shows example nova and
+ neutron commands that enable you to
+ complete advanced VM creation operations: