[OpenStack] The resource list for studying OpenStack Neutron

The following list is about the resource documents for those who want to study OpenStack Neutron. It may reduce the time you spend on searching. Here you go:

Introduction to OpenStack Quantum

• To warm up for jumping into the network world of OpenStack

OpenStack Admin Guide Chapter 7. Networking

• It is very important to take a look at this offical document first

Neurton Wiki

Architecture of Quantum Grizzly Release

• This contains the Quantum architecture in details

A Cisco Plugin Framework for Quantum L2 Network Overlays Spanning Multiple Physical Switches

• Cicso's Plugins are a little bit complicated because There are several versions those are different in the configuration and prerequisite.

Cisco Nexus Plug-in for OpenStack Neutron 

• Give a data sheet to list the functionality and feature it supports

What's new Neutron?

• Give a overall look of Neutron
• Another doc: http://www.slideshare.net/kamesh001/whats-new-in-neutron-for-open-stack-havana
• What components are in Neutron: http://www.slideshare.net/emaganap/open-stack-overview-meetups-oct-2013

Deep Dive into Neutron (Important)

• It is very technical to explain the the detail of code and message.

Open vSwitch in Neutron (Important)

• we can see how Open vSwitch is implemented in Neutron 

OpenStack Overview

• It introduces VM booting workflow with Nova and Networking
• Neurton deployment components

OPENSTACK QUANTUM (NEUTRON) PLUG-IN: THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE

• To explain why ML2 will come out

Modular Layer 2 in OpenStack Neutron

• New Feature: ToR Switch Control
• The video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whmcQ-vHams

ML2

• Modular Layer 2 (ML2) The Modular Layer 2 (ML2) plugin is a new OpenSource plugin to Neutron. This plugin is a framework allowing OpenStack Networking to simultaneously utilize the variety of layer 2 networking technologies found in complex real-world data centers. It currently works with the existing Open vSwitch, Linux Bridge, and L2 agents. The ML2 plugin supports local, flat, VLAN, GRE and VXLAN network types via a type drivers and different mechanism drivers.

OVSDB User Guide

• OpenDaylight has OVSDB project that is related with ML2 plugin

Cisco OpenStack Overview

• Introduce Cisco Neutron Plugin
• Cisco Virtual Switch: Nexus 1000v
• Cisco UCSM

OpenStack Networking API v2.0 Reference

OpenStack RDO Deployment 

1. http://blog.csdn.net/cloudtech/article/details/19936249
2. http://blog.csdn.net/cloudtech/article/details/19936425
3. http://blog.csdn.net/cloudtech/article/details/19936487

OverStack over VXLAN

• https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Arista-neutron-ml2-driver
• Arista Related Information about Mechanism Driver
• https://blueprints.launchpad.net/neutron/+spec/arista-ml2-mechanism-driver
• http://www.bradreese.com/blog/4-1-2013-2.pdf
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1efFprzY69h-vaikRE8hoGQuLzOzVNtyVZZLa2GHbXLI/edit

Developer Guide

How to write a Neutron Plugin

Neutron/LBaaS/PluginDrivers

http://www.slideshare.net/MiguelLavalle/network-virtualization-with-open-stack-quantum

[Thoughts] Cumulus Networks and Big Switch Networks

These two companies, Cumulus Networks and Big Switch Networks, are two of  my most favorite network companies in the world because they have a strong technical skill and creative ability/thought to build their networking products. Unfortunately, they walk in two different paths and directions. Big Switch Networks is based on OpenFlow but Cumulus Networks is not. For more information in details, please see below:

http://www.jedelman.com/1/post/2014/02/big-switch-cumulus-and-openflow.html
http://vimeo.com/87216036

[SDN} SDN Migration Use Cases

This document provides three migration use cases and I think they are very useful for those who work in networking field and are interested in SDN and need to take a look at. Here you go:
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140211005653/en/Open-Networking-Foundation-Publishes-Open-SDN-Migration