This is the first in some configuration and deployment guides for OpenStack Essex. This clearly has potential well beyond hyper-scale cloud and content providers. If VMware execs are not concerned about enterprise market share today, I expect they will be sooner, rather than later. It represents consumerism driving the market. ‘Ecosystem’, is the new, fun… Continue reading OpenStack Essex Operational Demo
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Floodlight OpenFlow Controller Screencast with HP Switches
[fancy_header3 variation=”orange”]Floodlight OpenFlow Controller Screencast with HP Switches[/fancy_header3] There is an updated post with the newest HP OpenFlow firmware that can be found at: [fancy_link link=”http://networkstatic.net/configure-an-hp-openflow-switch-for-floodlight/” variation=”orange”]Configure an HP OpenFlow Switch for Floodlight[/fancy_link] Quick how-to on installing the Floodlight OpenFlow controller and a slick http UI fronted someone put up on GutHub. Floodlight is probably… Continue reading Floodlight OpenFlow Controller Screencast with HP Switches
Configuring the NOX GUI
[fancy_header3 variation=”slategrey”]Configuring the NOX GUI[/fancy_header3] [titled_box title=”Configuring the NOX GUI Update: ” variation=”slategrey”]The NOX libraries are not maintained for most distros at the moment. Everything has been stripped out of NOX except for the core implementation as a C++ base for development. I recommend trying either FloodLight or POX.[/titled_box] Configuring the NOX GUI To install NOX… Continue reading Configuring the NOX GUI
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