fuel-plugin-neutron-vpnaas/README.md
Irina Povolotskaya 76e596002a Adds information into VPNaaS plugin spec and readme file
Since README.md file contains common information
about the plugin, it should be updated with the following:

1) link to Fuel Plugins Catalog
2) link to the VPNaaS plugin tutorial
3) fixes for installation instructions

Spec is now updated with assignees, their roles
and contacts.

Change-Id: I2374226a91e03b529e9b24987aff30a2a5bebf30
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VPNaaS plugin

VPNaaS (VPN-as-a-Service) is a Neutron extension that introduces VPN feature set.

This repo contains all necessary files to build VPNaaS Fuel plugin. Currently, the only supported Fuel versions are 6.0 and higher.

Building the plugin

  1. Clone the fuel-plugin repo from:

    git clone https://github.com/stackforge/fuel-plugin-neutron-vpnaas

  2. Install the Fuel Plugin Builder:

    pip install fuel-plugin-builder

  3. Build VPNaaS Fuel plugin:

    fpb --build fuel-plugin-neutron-vpnaas/

  4. The vpnaas-plugin-<x.x.x>.fp plugin file will be created in the plugin folder (fuel-plugin-neutron-vpnaas/).

  5. Move this file to the Fuel Master node with secure copy (scp):

    scp vpnaas-plugin-<x.x.x>.fp root@:<the_Fuel_Master_node_IP address>:/tmp cd /tmp

  6. Install the VPNaaS plugin:

    fuel plugins --install vpnaas-plugin-<x.x.x>.fp

  7. Plugin is ready to use and can be enabled on the Settings tab of the Fuel web UI.

Note that you can also download the built VPNaaS plugin from the Fuel Plugins Catalog.

Deployment details

Neutron VPN agent replaces Neutron L3 agent because it combines both L3 and VPNaaS functionality. No user interaction is required, VPNaaS will be enabled immediately after deployment.

Accessing VPNaaS functionality

VPN settings can be found in Openstack Dashboard: Project -> Network -> VPN.

For step-by-step instructions, see the Mirantis blogpost.

Please use official Openstack documentation to obtain more information: