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In addition to binding:vif_type, the neutron core plugin needs to supply various information to nova's VIF driver, such as VIF security details and PCI details when SR-IOV is being used. This information is read-only, requires admin privileges, and is not intended for normal users. Rather than add separate mechanisms throughout the stack for each such requirement, the binding:capabilities port attibute, which is a dictionary and is not currently not used by nova, is renamed to binding:vif_details to serve as a general-purpose mechanism for supplying binding-specific details to the VIF driver. This patch does not remove or replace the CAP_PORT_FILTER boolean previously used in binding:capabilities. A separate patch should implement the specific key/value pairs carried by binding:vif_details to implement VIF security. Another patch will implement the key/value pairs needed for SR-IOV. The ML2 plugin now allows the bound mechanism driver to supply the binding:vif_details dictionary content, instead of just the CAP_PORT_FILTER boolean previously carried by the binding:capabilities attribute. DocImpact: Need to update portbinding extension API, but no impact on user or administrator documentation. Implements: blueprint vif-details Related-Bug: 1112912 Change-Id: I34be746fcfa73c70f72b4f9add8eff3ac88c723f
# Neuron REST Proxy Plug-in for Big Switch and FloodLight Controllers This module provides a generic neutron plugin 'NeutronRestProxy' that translates neutron function calls to authenticated REST requests (JSON supported) to a set of redundant external network controllers. It also keeps a local persistent store of neutron state that has been setup using that API. Currently the FloodLight Openflow Controller or the Big Switch Networks Controller can be configured as external network controllers for this plugin. For more details on this plugin, please refer to the following link: http://www.openflowhub.org/display/floodlightcontroller/Neutron+REST+Proxy+Plugin