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Re: Understanding Network Setup - nova-network

 

Here goes the figure.

2012/5/18 Alisson Soares Limeira Pontes <apontes@xxxxxxxxxxx>

> Hello,
>
> i have a setup with a Controller node and two Compute nodes. The topology
> is as in the figure attached. I followed the hastexo manual <
> http://www.hastexo.com/resources/docs/installing-openstack-essex-20121-ubuntu-1204-precise-pangolin>,
> but installing just the modules as described in the figure (attached).
> The private network is the nova fixed_range=192.168.22.32/27
> The public network is the nova floating_range=10.4.5.32/27
> I can launch VMs and access them with no problem.
> But from a VM inside the cloud I cannot access any machine from a range
> other than the fixed_range (192.168.22.32/27).
>
> Does anyone know what can it be?
> How can the controller resolve NAT coming from a node outside the cloud,
> while cannot resolve coming from a VM in the cloud?
>
>
> Also, i would like to understand the nova-network setup using flat dhcp.
>
> br100 in controller assumes the ip 192.168.22.33 (from dhcp i guess,
> different from eth1 that is 192.168.22.1).
> In the computes, br100 assumes the same ip as the eth1.
> All nodes have a vrbr0 with the same ip 192.168.122.1, why '.122.'?
>
>
> br100 bridges all the VMs inside a physical server and vrbr0 bridges all
> br100, is that?
>
> # network specific settings of nova.conf
> --network_manager=nova.network.manager.FlatDHCPManager
> --public_interface=eth0
> --flat_interface=eth1
> --flat_network_bridge=br100
> --fixed_range=192.168.22.32/27
> --floating_range=10.4.5.32/27
> --network_size=32
> --flat_network_dhcp_start=192.168.22.33
> --flat_injected=False
> --force_dhcp_release
>
> Ah, i actually do not know if this is the best topology for the setup.
>
> I appreciate any help.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> *Alisson*
>



-- 
*Alisson*

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