On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Chip Childers <chip.child...@sungard.com>wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:44 PM, Kanzhe Jiang <kanzhe.ji...@bigswitch.com> > wrote: > > Hi Chip, > > > > Yes, I will put together a design spec together soon for review. > > I was informed that the code freeze date for the current release is end > of > > January, 2013. > > My plan is to submit the plugin some time before the deadline for review > so > > the plugin would be available in the coming release. > > > > Thanks, > > Kanzhe > > > > OK, thanks for the clarity! > > Given your stated goal, I'm going to ask you for a couple of things: > > The design doc needs to be a child of this page: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/4.1+Design+Documents I am working on the design spec and will have it available in a day or two. > > > If you can create yourself an account within issues.a.o, and let me > know when you are done, I'll add you as a project contributor. This > will allow us to assign the new feature issue (and any bugs that we > might find) to you as the process moves forward. > > I have created a Jira account. Username kjiang. I have also created a "New Feature" item, CLOUDSTACK-733<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-733>, to track the proposal. > Once you have the jira account, please create a "New Feature" item to > track progress within the CLOUDSTACK project here: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK > > We'll also want to discuss testing the new feature. It's going to > obviously require access to the BVS application. Are there any > resources that you will be able to share on that front? > > Floodlight would be sufficient to test the new feature. The plugin supports both the commercial and opensource controller. > Thanks! > > > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 6:48 AM, Chip Childers <chip.child...@sungard.com > >wrote: > > > >> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:20 AM, Kanzhe Jiang < > kanzhe.ji...@bigswitch.com> > >> wrote: > >> > Hi All, > >> > > >> > Happy New Year to Everyone! > >> > First of all, I am new to the community and very excited to have the > >> > opportunity to work on the project. > >> > > >> > I would like to propose a networking plugin that will support > >> > openflow-based cloud networking solutions through BigSwitch's BVS (Big > >> > Virtual Switch) application. > >> > > >> > BVS is one of the SDN applications available for the BigSwitch network > >> > controller. BVS application provides network virtualization, manages > >> > isolated and virtual networks on top of the underlying physical and > >> virtual > >> > switch infrastructure. These virtual networks correspond directly to > the > >> > groups of VMs, servers, and other devices that need their own secure > >> > connectivity. The virtual networks are programmed into the physical > >> and/or > >> > virtual switches without having to separately configure individual > >> network > >> > devices. > >> > > >> > The proposed CloudStack networking plugin will bring the > OpenFlow-based > >> > standard network virtualization technology to CloudStack. > >> > > >> > There won't be any change to the existing CloudStack workflow. In a > >> typical > >> > deployment, all OpenFlow-enabled physical and virtual switches and > other > >> > network resources are configured to be managed by the BigSwitch > >> > controller(s). When a guest network is created, the plugin will > create a > >> > corresponding virtual network in the BVS When a guest VM is launched, > >> the > >> > VM is automatically assigned to its configured guest network(s). > >> > The BVS application will provide network isolation and connectivities > >> among > >> > VMs. > >> > > >> > More detailed product description is available on the > >> > website<http://bigswitch.com/products/big-virtual-switch> > >> > . > >> > > >> > Please let me know if you need more information. > >> > > >> > Sincerely, > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Kanzhe Jiang > >> > MTS at BigSwitch > >> > >> This looks like a great addition. Do you have a feel for the timing > >> that you think it will require to get it done? > >> > >> If you can start the process of creating your design document under > >> the "Design Documents Not Committed to a Release" page ( > >> > >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/CLOUDSTACK/Design+Documents+Not+Committed+to+a+Release > >> ), we can help work through any design issues and help get a plan in > >> place to include it in the appropriate feature release. > >> > >> -chip > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Kanzhe Jiang > > MTS at BigSwitch > -- Kanzhe Jiang MTS at BigSwitch