Category: In the Lab

OpenStack Essex Scripted Installation on Ubuntu 12.04 (Part 2)

Update: My latest installation document for Folsom can be found here. It’s too tough to try and keep up with debugging installers myself so I am just using DevStack in that tutorial. Thanks! Well, we have OpenStack running on a couple of nodes now what? Let’s install WordPress on two nodes with web server running Apache on… Continue reading OpenStack Essex Scripted Installation on Ubuntu 12.04 (Part 2)

OpenStack Essex Scripted Installation on Ubuntu 12.04 (Part 1)

[colored_box variation=”steelblue”] Installing OpenStack Grizzly with DevStack : Here is an updated Grizzly DevStack tutorial since Folsom is coming to an end. [/colored_box] Update: My latest installation document for Folsom can be found here. It’s too tough to try and keep up with debugging installers myself so I am just using DevStack in that tutorial.… Continue reading OpenStack Essex Scripted Installation on Ubuntu 12.04 (Part 1)

NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”] NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10 [/fancy_header3] This post is on the NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10. When compiling NOX If you get the error “configure: error: openssl/md5.h not found. NOX requires OpenSSL” You just need to switch to the ‘destiny’ branch from the default ‘zaku’ branch. Setup dependency repo: cd… Continue reading NOX OpenFlow Controller Installation Screencast Ubuntu 11.10

POX Openflow Controller Installation Screencast

[fancy_header3 variation=”steelblue”]POX Openflow Controller Installation Screencast[/fancy_header3] POX Openflow Controller Installation: POX is a lightweight OpenFlow controller that is written completely in Python that is targeted for developers to spin up their own controllers. The nice thing about POX is if you want an OF controller spun up in as fast as you can type git clone… Continue reading POX Openflow Controller Installation Screencast

Open vSwitch GRE Tunnel Configuration

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Open vSwitch GRE Tunnel Configuration[/fancy_header3] [colored_box title=”Open vSwitch Updated Tutorial” variation=”silver”]-I updated this September 20, 2012. Also adding this PDF from a instruction I did over the summer at an Internet2 conference. Download the lab here OpenFlow and Open vSwitch GRE Tunnel Configuration Tutorial. -Another lab building from source with video and pretty vetted is … Continue reading Open vSwitch GRE Tunnel Configuration

Installing and Configuring OpenvSwitch on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Installing and Configuring OpenvSwitch on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)[/fancy_header3] [titled_box title=”Updates” variation=”steelblue”] For installing OpenvSwitch on Ubuntu from package head to OpenvSwitch Configure from Packages and Attaching to a Floodlight OpenFlow Controller To install Open vSwitch from source head to Configuring VXLan and GRE tunnels on OpenvSwitch Or use this Python App I wrote… Continue reading Installing and Configuring OpenvSwitch on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)

Basic MPLS/VPN with Cisco IOS

[fancy_header3 variation=”steelblue”]Basic MPLS/VPN with Cisco IOS[/fancy_header3] This is a quick tutorial for basic MPLS/VPN with Cisco IOS configuration. The tutorial exemplifies basic PE to P to PE configuration on three Cisco 7200s running in GNS3 with IOS. R2 is configured as a route reflector P node and R4, R6 and R3 are PE node route reflector… Continue reading Basic MPLS/VPN with Cisco IOS

OTV configuration notes

Quick notes on OTV. I have not put this on lab gear yet so there may be typos. It does require licensing so make sure you have that budgeted, if not its a 20kish surprise which sucks.

#The Overlay interface ID (int overlay1) must match at both sites. A Vlan can only be assigned to… Continue reading OTV configuration notes