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Overview
This document describes how to install the virtual converged framework (VCF) Neutron plug-ins that
are compatible with OpenStack on SUSE.
VCF Neutron plug-ins
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.
VCF Neutron plug-ins are developed for VCF controller based on the OpenStack framework. VCF
Neutron plug-ins can obtain network configuration from OpenStack through REST APIs and
synchronize the configuration to the VCF controllers. They can obtain settings for the tenants'
networks, subnets, routers, ports, FW, LB, or VPN. Different types of VCF Neutron plug-ins can
provide the following features for tenants:
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VCF Neutron Core plug-in
—Allows tenants to use basic network communication for cores,
including networks, subnets, routers, and ports.
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VCF Neutron L3_Routing
—Allows tenants to forward traffic to each other at Layer 3.
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VCF Neutron FWaaS plug-in
—Allows tenants to create firewall services.
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VCF Neutron LBaaS plug-in
—Allows tenants to create LB services.
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VCF Neutron VPNaaS plug-in
—Allows tenants to create VPN services.
