I have created an initial draft of the FS here, https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Integration+of+CloudStack+with+VMware+DVS I'll keep updating it based on discussion and comments.
Regards, Sateesh > -----Original Message----- > From: Sateesh Chodapuneedi [mailto:sateesh.chodapune...@citrix.com] > Sent: 19 December 2012 09:27 > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: RE: [ACS41][DISCUSS] Adding support for VMware dvSwitch > > Changed category from [ASF41] to [ACS41] in subject line > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Musayev, Ilya [mailto:imusa...@webmd.net] > > Sent: 18 December 2012 01:33 > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: RE: [ASF41][DISCUSS] Adding support for VMware dvSwitch > > > > Sateesh > > > > As mentioned before I have a good number of vSphere environments using > > dvSwitches that I can't roll into CS just yet. > > > > Whenever you are ready to test something or have a proof of concept > > code to try - I can assist. > > > That would be great! Sure, I will get in touch as soon as the branch is > ready. > Thanks. > > > I've been meaning to ask - are you planning to build any controls that > > are available via VCenter for dvSwitches - or is it strictly support > > and enablement? > > CloudStack will provide the option to choose dvSwitch in VMware > environment and uses vSphere API (talk to vCenter) when a virtual > network needs orchestration (create, modify, destroy cycle). > > > > > Thank you > > -ilya > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sateesh Chodapuneedi [mailto:sateesh.chodapune...@citrix.com] > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 2:41 PM > > To: cloudstack-dev@incubator.apache.org > > Subject: [ASF41][DISCUSS] Adding support for VMware dvSwitch > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am planning to work on enabling support for VMware native dvSwitch > > in CloudStack. Filed a jira ticket for it, see [1]. > > > > > > > > Integration of VMware dvSwitch with CloudStack enables orchestration > > of virtual networks in VMware environment over distributed virtual > > switch inside vCenter. > > > > > > > > Background > > > > ----------- > > > > VMware Distributed Switch is an aggregation of per-host virtual > > switches presented and controlled as a single distributed switch > > through vCenter Server at the Datacenter level. vDS abstracts > > configuration of individual virtual switches and enables centralized > > provisioning, administration, and monitoring. > > > > vDS is integral component of vCenter. Hence the native vDS support > > makes sense for wider and larger deployments of Cloudstack over > vSphere. > > > > > > > > Each Standard vSwitch represents an independent point of configuration > > that needs to be managed and monitored. The management of virtual > > networks required by instances in the cloud is tedious when virtual > > networks have to span across large number of hosts. Using distributed > > vSwitch (vDS) simplifies the configuration and monitoring. > > > > > > > > Being standalone implementations, standard vSwitches do not provide > > any support for virtual machine mobility. So there needed a component > > to ensure that the network configurations on the source and the > > destination virtual switch are consistent and will allow the VM to > > operate without breaking connectivity or network policies. > > Particularly during migration of VM across hosts, the sync up among > peers need to be taken care. > > However in case of distributed vSwitch during VMotion, the vCenter > > server, would update the vSwitch modules on the hosts in cluster > > accordingly. > > > > > > > > I'll share an FS for this in the next few days. > > > > Please do let me know your thoughts/concerns. > > > > > > > > [1] CLOUDSTACK-657 - "VMware vNetwork Distributed Virtual Switch > > support in CloudStack" > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Sateesh > > > > > > > > > >
