On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Kanzhe Jiang <kanzhe.ji...@bigswitch.com> wrote: > 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. >
Fantastic. Please ask for help on this list if you need any advice from the rest of the community! > >> >> >> 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. > I added your account as a contributor for the project, and have assigned 733 to you. Thanks for jumping over the administrivia hurdles a bit for us! > >> 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
