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Overview
This document describes how to install SeerEngine-DC Neutron plug-ins on OpenStack deployed by
using Kolla-Ansible.
Neutron is a type of OpenStack services used to manage all virtual networking infrastructures (VNIs)
in an OpenStack environment. It provides virtual network services to the devices managed by
OpenStack computing services. It allows tenants to create advanced virtual services, such as a
firewall (FW), load balancer (LB), and virtual private network (VPN).
SeerEngine-DC Neutron plug-ins are developed for the SeerEngine-DC controller based on the
OpenStack framework. The following SeerEngine-DC Neutron plug-ins are available:
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SeerEngine-DC Neutron Core plug-ins
—Includes networks, subnets, routers, and ports and
provides tenants with core basic network communication capabilities.
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SeerEngine-DC Neutron L3_Routing plug-in
—Allows tenants to forward traffic to each other
at Layer 3.
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SeerEngine-DC Neutron FWaaS plug-in
—Allows tenants to create firewall services.
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SeerEngine-DC Neutron LBaaS plug-in
—Allows tenants to create LB services.
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SeerEngine-DC Neutron VPNaaS plug-in
—Allows tenants to create VPN services.
The SeerEngine-DC Neutron plug-ins allow deployment of the network configuration obtained from
OpenStack through REST APIs on the SeerEngine-DC controller, including tenants' networks,
subnets, routers, ports, FW, LB, and VPN settings.
CAUTION:
To avoid service interruptions, do not modify the settings issued by the cloud platform on the
controller, such as the virtual link layer network, vRouter, and vSubnet settings after the plug-ins
connect to the OpenStack cloud platform.