From 99eb43f824b44048c19cd4dd3bdc154dcdc1866e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: andydugas Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 14:42:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document that nova-network and VDS port group must be ephemeral Add content clarifying that the port binding for the br100 port group must be configured as ephemeral in vCenter. Included link to a KB article that discusses port bindings. Change-Id: I5bc2dcad56a8e6e54bb4a7476c89cbcaff6970aa Closes-Bug: #1270306 --- .../compute/section_hypervisor_vmware.xml | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/config-reference/compute/section_hypervisor_vmware.xml b/doc/config-reference/compute/section_hypervisor_vmware.xml index 851b37df91..a81692096b 100644 --- a/doc/config-reference/compute/section_hypervisor_vmware.xml +++ b/doc/config-reference/compute/section_hypervisor_vmware.xml @@ -531,10 +531,17 @@ container_format=bare is_public=true \ br100. If you specify another value, the new value must be a valid linux bridge identifier that adheres to linux bridge naming conventions. - All VM NICs are attached to this port group. - Ensure that the flat interface of the node that runs + All VM NICs are attached to this port group. + Ensure that the flat interface of the node that runs the nova-network service has a path to this network. + + When configuring the port binding for this port group + in vCenter, specify ephemeral for the + port binding type. For more information, see + Choosing a port binding + type in ESX/ESXi in the VMware Knowledge Base. + The