+1 to everything Brandon just said. :) Stephen
On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Brandon Logan <brandon.lo...@rackspace.com>wrote: > Yes, Rackspace has users that have multiple IPv4 and IPv6 VIPs on a > single load balancer. However, I don't think it is a matter of it being > needed. It's a matter of having an API that makes sense to a user. > Just because the API has multiple VIPs doesn't mean every VIP needs its > own port. In fact creating a port is an implementation detail (you know > that phrase that everyone throws out to stonewall any discussions?). > The user doesn't care how many neutron ports are set up underneath, they > only care about the VIPs. > > Also, the load balancer wouldn't just be a container, the load balancer > would have flavor, affinity, and other metadata on it. Plus, a user > will expect to get a load balancer back. Since this object can only be > described as a load balancer, the name of it shouldn't be up for debate. > > The API is meant to be a generic language that can be translated into a > working load balancer and should be driver agnostic. We believe this is > the most generic and flexible API structure. Each driver will be able > to translate this into what makes sense for that product. > > On a side note, if this is too disruptive for the current LBaaS then why > couldn't this go into Neutron V3? I thought that was the plan all along > anyway with redesigning the API. > > Thanks, > Brandon > > On Fri, 2014-05-09 at 14:30 +0400, Eugene Nikanorov wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > > > I'm pulling this question out of another discussion: > > > > > > Is there a need to have multiple VIPs (e.g. multiple L2 ports/IP > > addresses) per logical loadbalancer? > > If so, we need the description of such cases to evaluate them. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Eugene. > > _______________________________________________ > > OpenStack-dev mailing list > > OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org > > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > > _______________________________________________ > OpenStack-dev mailing list > OpenStack-dev@lists.openstack.org > http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev > -- Stephen Balukoff Blue Box Group, LLC (800)613-4305 x807
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