Add Flat mode doc

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Dean Troyer
2010-11-11 13:35:06 -08:00
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@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ VLAN Network Mode is the default mode for Nova. It provides a private network
segment for each project's instances that can be accessed via a dedicated
VPN connection from the Internet.
Goals
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@@ -40,12 +41,14 @@ Goals
* metadata
* dashboard
Limitations
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* Projects / cluster limited to available VLANs in switching infrastructure
* Requires VPN for access to project segment
Implementation
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@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ network node maps a dedicated public IP/port to the CloudPipe instance.
Compute nodes have per-VLAN interfaces and bridges created as required.
These do NOT have IP addresses in the host to protect host access.
Compute nodes have iptables/ebtables entries created per project and
instance to protect against IP/MAC spoofing.
instance to protect against IP/MAC address spoofing and ARP poisoning.
External Infrastructure
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@@ -75,6 +79,7 @@ Nova assumes the following is available:
* NTP
* Internet connectivity
Example
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@@ -85,6 +90,7 @@ routing and gateway functions.
It uses a 10GB network for instance traffic and a 1GB network for management.
Hardware
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@@ -98,6 +104,7 @@ Hardware
* switch needs to support enough simultaneous VLANs for number of projects
* production network configured as 802.1q trunk on switch
Operation
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@@ -121,6 +128,7 @@ When starting an instance the compute node:
* sets up a VLAN interface and bridge on each host as required when an
instance is started on that host
Setup
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