Why the need for the "vmware.use.dvswitch" if the AddCluster api already requires this?
On 1/1/13 9:03 PM, "Sateesh Chodapuneedi" <sateesh.chodapune...@citrix.com> wrote: >I have created an initial draft of the FS here, >https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Integration+of+Clou >dStack+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 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >
