[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]The Best MPLS Lecture on the Net[/fancy_header3] The Best MPLS Lecture on the Net: The title says it all. Professor Karandikar gives two amazing lectures on MPLS and MPLS-TE that most engineers should hope to know cold. I watch it probably once every few months. Not saying much for my memory these days. It is… Continue reading The Best MPLS Lecture on the Net
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NOX OpenFlow Controller Install on Ubuntu 12.04
Screencast w/o audio. I think it’s quick and self explanatory. This is an install for the newer NOX release on Ubuntu 12.04. I believe the branch name is ‘verity’. It was just upped a couple weeks ago to Github with the new repo linked from noxrepo.org. It isn’t fully released but the site said Q1… Continue reading NOX OpenFlow Controller Install on Ubuntu 12.04
MPLS VPLS configuration with Juniper JunOS
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]MPLS VPLS configuration with Juniper JunOS[/fancy_header3] Posting a Juniper VPLS how-to on a couple of J-series routers. Have been pretty SDN focused lately so wanted to get some real stuff in for a post. Docs on JunOS VPLS can be shaky so nothing like a couple real configs to plugin your address in the… Continue reading MPLS VPLS configuration with Juniper JunOS
OpenStack Essex and Quantum Installation using OpenvSwitch from Scratch
[fancy_header3 variation=”slategrey”]OpenStack Essex and Quantum Installation using OpenvSwitch from Scratch[/fancy_header3] [titled_box title=”Update: This is a very dated post, check out the Grizzly installation” variation=”slategrey”] My latest installation document for Folsom can be found at the post OpenStack Folsom Quantum Devstack Installation Tutorial and Screencast. It’s too tough to try and keep up with debugging installers myself so… Continue reading OpenStack Essex and Quantum Installation using OpenvSwitch from Scratch
Troubleshooting Common OpenStack Errors
Troubleshooting Common OpenStack Errors These are some notes from troubleshooting common OpenStack Errors that I have run into in the past year. These were mostly from Diablo and Essex but some are applicable to future releases especially surrounding Nova. /*Check all services $nova-manage service list (check for XXX or smiley face) Binary Host Zone Status… Continue reading Troubleshooting Common OpenStack Errors
OpenStack Essex Installation Walkthrough from Scratch (Part3)
Dashboard Installation /*Install packages $apt-get install libapache2-mod-wsgi openstack-dashboard /*Restart Apache $restart apache $service apache2 restart /*Connect to the Dashboard web page. http://localhost or http://x.x.x.x So easy a caveman (me) can do it. Not really it is a pain to get it working smoothly but mainly for me was lack of good directions and learning the… Continue reading OpenStack Essex Installation Walkthrough from Scratch (Part3)
OpenStack Essex Installation Walkthrough from Scratch (Part2)
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! Populate Glance Host VM OS Images /*Upload Images /* 11.10 image wget http://uec-images.ubuntu.com/releases/11.10/release/ubuntu-11.10-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img /* 12.04 image wget https://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/precise/current/precise-server-cloudimg-amd64-disk1.img $/etc/init.d/glance-api restart $/etc/init.d/glance-registry restart /*List Images… Continue reading OpenStack Essex Installation Walkthrough from Scratch (Part2)
OpenStack Essex Installation and Configuration Screencast from Scratch (Part 1)
[fancy_header3 variation=”Orange”]OpenStack Essex Install on 12.04[/fancy_header3] [colored_box title=”Dated Content, Please see the Following” variation=”silver”] Update: My latest installation Tutorial for OpenStack Folsom. It’s too tough to try and keep up with debugging installers myself so I am just using DevStack in that tutorial. Thanks! OpenStack Folsom Quantum DevStack Installation Tutorial [/colored_box] Many hours, days, nights and… Continue reading OpenStack Essex Installation and Configuration Screencast from Scratch (Part 1)