Chapter 8. Configuring physical switches for OpenStack Networking

This chapter documents the common physical switch configuration steps required for OpenStack Networking. Vendor-specific configuration is included for the following switches:

8.1. Planning your physical network environment

The physical network adapters in your OpenStack nodes carry different types of network traffic, such as instance traffic, storage data, or authentication requests. The type of traffic these NICs carry affects how you must configure the ports on the physical switch.

First, you must decide which physical NICs on your Compute node you want to carry which types of traffic. Then, when the NIC is cabled to a physical switch port, you must configure the switch port to allow trunked or general traffic.

For example, the following diagram depicts a Compute node with two NICs, eth0 and eth1. Each NIC is cabled to a Gigabit Ethernet port on a physical switch, with eth0 carrying instance traffic, and eth1 providing connectivity for OpenStack services:

Sample network layout

switch example

Note

This diagram does not include any additional redundant NICs required for fault tolerance.

For information on network interface bonds, see the Network Interface Bonding chapter of the Advanced Overcloud Customization guide.

8.2. Configuring a Cisco Catalyst switch

8.2.1. About trunk ports

With OpenStack Networking you can connect instances to the VLANs that already exist on your physical network. The term trunk is used to describe a port that allows multiple VLANs to traverse through the same port. Using these ports, VLANs can span across multiple switches, including virtual switches. For example, traffic tagged as VLAN110 in the physical network reaches the Compute node, where the 8021q module directs the tagged traffic to the appropriate VLAN on the vSwitch.

8.2.2. Configuring trunk ports for a Cisco Catalyst switch

  • If using a Cisco Catalyst switch running Cisco IOS, you might use the following configuration syntax to allow traffic for VLANs 110 and 111 to pass through to your instances.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface GigabitEthernet1/0/12 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/12
  description Trunk to Compute Node
  spanning-tree portfast trunk
  switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk native vlan 2
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 2,110,111

    Use the following list to understand these parameters:

    FieldDescription

    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/12

    The switch port that the NIC of the X node connects to. Ensure that you replace the GigabitEthernet1/0/12 value with the correct port value for your environment. Use the show interface command to view a list of ports.

    description Trunk to Compute Node

    A unique and descriptive value that you can use to identify this interface.

    spanning-tree portfast trunk

    If your environment uses STP, set this value to instruct Port Fast that this port is used to trunk traffic.

    switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q

    Enables the 802.1q trunking standard (rather than ISL). This value varies depending on the configuration that your switch supports.

    switchport mode trunk

    Configures this port as a trunk port, rather than an access port, meaning that it allows VLAN traffic to pass through to the virtual switches.

    switchport trunk native vlan 2

    Set a native VLAN to instruct the switch where to send untagged (non-VLAN) traffic.

    switchport trunk allowed vlan 2,110,111

    Defines which VLANs are allowed through the trunk.

8.2.3. About access ports

Not all NICs on your Compute node carry instance traffic, and so you do not need to configure all NICs to allow multiple VLANs to pass through. Access ports require only one VLAN, and might fulfill other operational requirements, such as transporting management traffic or Block Storage data. These ports are commonly known as access ports and usually require a simpler configuration than trunk ports.

8.2.4. Configuring access ports for a Cisco Catalyst switch

  • Using the example from the Sample network layout diagram, GigabitEthernet1/0/13 (on a Cisco Catalyst switch) is configured as an access port for eth1.

    In this configuration,your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface GigabitEthernet1/0/12 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/13
 description Access port for Compute Node
 switchport mode access
 switchport access vlan 200
 spanning-tree portfast

    These settings are described below:

    FieldDescription

    interface GigabitEthernet1/0/13

    The switch port that the NIC of the X node connects to. Ensure that you replace the GigabitEthernet1/0/12 value with the correct port value for your environment. Use the show interface command to view a list of ports.

    description Access port for Compute Node

    A unique and descriptive value that you can use to identify this interface.

    switchport mode access

    Configures this port as an access port, rather than a trunk port.

    switchport access vlan 200

    Configures the port to allow traffic on VLAN 200. You must configure your Compute node with an IP address from this VLAN.

    spanning-tree portfast

    If using STP, set this value to instruct STP not to attempt to initialize this as a trunk, allowing for quicker port handshakes during initial connections (such as server reboot).

8.2.5. About LACP port aggregation

You can use LACP to bundle multiple physical NICs together to form a single logical channel. Also known as 802.3ad (or bonding mode 4 in Linux), LACP creates a dynamic bond for load-balancing and fault tolerance. You must configure LACP at both physical ends: on the physical NICs, and on the physical switch ports.

8.2.6. Configuring LACP on the physical NIC

  1. Edit the /home/stack/network-environment.yaml file: 

    - type: linux_bond
  name: bond1
  mtu: 9000
  bonding_options:{get_param: BondInterfaceOvsOptions};
  members:
    - type: interface
      name: nic3
      mtu: 9000
      primary: true
    - type: interface
      name: nic4
      mtu: 9000

  2. Configure the Open vSwitch bridge to use LACP: 

    BondInterfaceOvsOptions:
    "mode=802.3ad"

For information on configuring network bonds, see the Network Interface Bonding chapter of the Advanced Overcloud Customization guide.

8.2.7. Configuring LACP for a Cisco Catalyst switch

In this example, the Compute node has two NICs using VLAN 100:

  1. Physically connect both NICs on the Compute node to the switch (for example, ports 12 and 13).

  2. Create the LACP port channel: 

    interface port-channel1
  switchport access vlan 100
  switchport mode access
  spanning-tree guard root

  3. Configure switch ports 12 (Gi1/0/12) and 13 (Gi1/0/13): 

    sw01# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

sw01(config) interface GigabitEthernet1/0/12
   switchport access vlan 100
   switchport mode access
   speed 1000
   duplex full
   channel-group 10 mode active
   channel-protocol lacp

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/13
  switchport access vlan 100
  switchport mode access
  speed 1000
  duplex full
  channel-group 10 mode active
  channel-protocol lacp

  4. Review your new port channel. The resulting output lists the new port-channel Po1, with member ports Gi1/0/12 and Gi1/0/13: 

    sw01# show etherchannel summary
<snip>

Number of channel-groups in use: 1
Number of aggregators:           1

Group  Port-channel  Protocol    Ports
------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
1      Po1(SD)         LACP      Gi1/0/12(D)  Gi1/0/13(D)
    Note

    Remember to apply your changes by copying the running-config to the startup-config: copy running-config startup-config.

8.2.8. About MTU settings

You must adjust your MTU size for certain types of network traffic. For example, jumbo frames (9000 bytes) are required for certain NFS or iSCSI traffic.

Note

You must change MTU settings from end-to-end on all hops that the traffic is expected to pass through, including any virtual switches. For information on changing the MTU in your OpenStack environment, see Chapter 9, Configure maximum transmission unit (MTU) settings.

8.2.9. Configuring MTU settings for a Cisco Catalyst switch

Complete the steps in this example procedure to enable jumbo frames on your Cisco Catalyst 3750 switch.

  1. Review the current MTU settings: 

    sw01# show system mtu

System MTU size is 1600 bytes
System Jumbo MTU size is 1600 bytes
System Alternate MTU size is 1600 bytes
Routing MTU size is 1600 bytes

  2. MTU settings are changed switch-wide on 3750 switches, and not for individual interfaces. Run the following commands to configure the switch to use jumbo frames of 9000 bytes. You might prefer to configure the MTU settings for individual interfaces, if your switch supports this feature. 

    sw01# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

sw01(config)# system mtu jumbo 9000
Changes to the system jumbo MTU will not take effect until the next reload is done
    Note

    Remember to save your changes by copying the running-config to the startup-config: copy running-config startup-config.

  3. Reload the switch to apply the change.

    Important

    Reloading the switch causes a network outage for any devices that are dependent on the switch. Therefore, reload the switch only during a scheduled maintenance period. 

    sw01# reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]

  4. After the switch reloads, confirm the new jumbo MTU size.

    The exact output may differ depending on your switch model. For example, System MTU might apply to non-Gigabit interfaces, and Jumbo MTU might describe all Gigabit interfaces. 

    sw01# show system mtu

System MTU size is 1600 bytes
System Jumbo MTU size is 9000 bytes
System Alternate MTU size is 1600 bytes
Routing MTU size is 1600 bytes

8.2.10. About LLDP discovery

The ironic-python-agent service listens for LLDP packets from connected switches. The collected information can include the switch name, port details, and available VLANs. Similar to Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), LLDP assists with the discovery of physical hardware during the director introspection process.

8.2.11. Configuring LLDP for a Cisco Catalyst switch

  1. Run the lldp run command to enable LLDP globally on your Cisco Catalyst switch: 

    sw01# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

sw01(config)# lldp run

  2. View any neighboring LLDP-compatible devices: 

    sw01# show lldp neighbor
Capability codes:
    (R) Router, (B) Bridge, (T) Telephone, (C) DOCSIS Cable Device
    (W) WLAN Access Point, (P) Repeater, (S) Station, (O) Other

Device ID           Local Intf     Hold-time  Capability      Port ID
DEP42037061562G3     Gi1/0/11       180        B,T             422037061562G3:P1

Total entries displayed: 1
Note

Remember to save your changes by copying the running-config to the startup-config: copy running-config startup-config.

8.3. Configuring a Cisco Nexus switch

8.3.1. About trunk ports

With OpenStack Networking you can connect instances to the VLANs that already exist on your physical network. The term trunk is used to describe a port that allows multiple VLANs to traverse through the same port. Using these ports, VLANs can span across multiple switches, including virtual switches. For example, traffic tagged as VLAN110 in the physical network reaches the Compute node, where the 8021q module directs the tagged traffic to the appropriate VLAN on the vSwitch.

8.3.2. Configuring trunk ports for a Cisco Nexus switch

  • If using a Cisco Nexus you might use the following configuration syntax to allow traffic for VLANs 110 and 111 to pass through to your instances.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface Ethernet1/12 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    interface Ethernet1/12
  description Trunk to Compute Node
  switchport mode trunk
  switchport trunk allowed vlan 2,110,111
  switchport trunk native vlan 2
end

8.3.3. About access ports

Not all NICs on your Compute node carry instance traffic, and so you do not need to configure all NICs to allow multiple VLANs to pass through. Access ports require only one VLAN, and might fulfill other operational requirements, such as transporting management traffic or Block Storage data. These ports are commonly known as access ports and usually require a simpler configuration than trunk ports.

8.3.4. Configuring access ports for a Cisco Nexus switch

  • Using the example from the Sample network layout diagram, Ethernet1/13 (on a Cisco Nexus switch) is configured as an access port for eth1. This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface Ethernet1/13 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    interface Ethernet1/13
 description Access port for Compute Node
 switchport mode access
 switchport access vlan 200

8.3.5. About LACP port aggregation

You can use LACP to bundle multiple physical NICs together to form a single logical channel. Also known as 802.3ad (or bonding mode 4 in Linux), LACP creates a dynamic bond for load-balancing and fault tolerance. You must configure LACP at both physical ends: on the physical NICs, and on the physical switch ports.

8.3.6. Configuring LACP on the physical NIC

  1. Edit the /home/stack/network-environment.yaml file: 

    - type: linux_bond
  name: bond1
  mtu: 9000
  bonding_options:{get_param: BondInterfaceOvsOptions};
  members:
    - type: interface
      name: nic3
      mtu: 9000
      primary: true
    - type: interface
      name: nic4
      mtu: 9000

  2. Configure the Open vSwitch bridge to use LACP: 

    BondInterfaceOvsOptions:
    "mode=802.3ad"

For information on configuring network bonds, see the Network Interface Bonding chapter of the Advanced Overcloud Customization guide.

8.3.7. Configuring LACP for a Cisco Nexus switch

In this example, the Compute node has two NICs using VLAN 100:

  1. Physically connect the Compute node NICs to the switch (for example, ports 12 and 13).

  2. Confirm that LACP is enabled: 

    (config)# show feature | include lacp
lacp                  1         enabled

  3. Configure ports 1/12 and 1/13 as access ports, and as members of a channel group.

    Depending on your deployment, you can deploy trunk interfaces rather than access interfaces.

    For example, for Cisco UCI the NICs are virtual interfaces, so you might prefer to configure access ports exclusively. Often these interfaces contain VLAN tagging configurations. 

    interface Ethernet1/13
 description Access port for Compute Node
 switchport mode access
 switchport access vlan 200
 channel-group 10 mode active

interface Ethernet1/13
 description Access port for Compute Node
 switchport mode access
 switchport access vlan 200
 channel-group 10 mode active

8.3.8. About MTU settings

You must adjust your MTU size for certain types of network traffic. For example, jumbo frames (9000 bytes) are required for certain NFS or iSCSI traffic.

Note

You must change MTU settings from end-to-end on all hops that the traffic is expected to pass through, including any virtual switches. For information on changing the MTU in your OpenStack environment, see Chapter 9, Configure maximum transmission unit (MTU) settings.

8.3.9. Configuring MTU settings for a Cisco Nexus 7000 switch

Apply MTU settings to a single interface on 7000-series switches.

  • Run the following commands to configure interface 1/12 to use jumbo frames of 9000 bytes: 

    interface ethernet 1/12
  mtu 9216
  exit

8.3.10. About LLDP discovery

The ironic-python-agent service listens for LLDP packets from connected switches. The collected information can include the switch name, port details, and available VLANs. Similar to Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), LLDP assists with the discovery of physical hardware during the director introspection process.

8.3.11. Configuring LLDP for a Cisco Nexus 7000 switch

  • You can enable LLDP for individual interfaces on Cisco Nexus 7000-series switches: 

    interface ethernet 1/12
  lldp transmit
  lldp receive
  no lacp suspend-individual
  no lacp graceful-convergence

interface ethernet 1/13
  lldp transmit
  lldp receive
  no lacp suspend-individual
  no lacp graceful-convergence
Note

Remember to save your changes by copying the running-config to the startup-config: copy running-config startup-config.

8.4. Configuring a Cumulus Linux switch

8.4.1. About trunk ports

With OpenStack Networking you can connect instances to the VLANs that already exist on your physical network. The term trunk is used to describe a port that allows multiple VLANs to traverse through the same port. Using these ports, VLANs can span across multiple switches, including virtual switches. For example, traffic tagged as VLAN110 in the physical network reaches the Compute node, where the 8021q module directs the tagged traffic to the appropriate VLAN on the vSwitch.

8.4.2. Configuring trunk ports for a Cumulus Linux switch

  • Use the following configuration syntax to allow traffic for VLANs 100 and 200 to pass through to your instances.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has transceivers connected to switch ports swp1 and swp2 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    auto bridge
iface bridge
  bridge-vlan-aware yes
  bridge-ports glob swp1-2
  bridge-vids 100 200

8.4.3. About access ports

Not all NICs on your Compute node carry instance traffic, and so you do not need to configure all NICs to allow multiple VLANs to pass through. Access ports require only one VLAN, and might fulfill other operational requirements, such as transporting management traffic or Block Storage data. These ports are commonly known as access ports and usually require a simpler configuration than trunk ports.

8.4.4. Configuring access ports for a Cumulus Linux switch

  • Using the example from the Sample network layout diagram, swp1 (on a Cumulus Linux switch) is configured as an access port.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to the interface on the physical switch. Cumulus Linux switches use eth for management interfaces and swp for access/trunk ports.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    auto bridge
iface bridge
  bridge-vlan-aware yes
  bridge-ports glob swp1-2
  bridge-vids 100 200


auto swp1
iface swp1
  bridge-access 100


auto swp2
iface swp2
  bridge-access 200

8.4.5. About LACP port aggregation

You can use LACP to bundle multiple physical NICs together to form a single logical channel. Also known as 802.3ad (or bonding mode 4 in Linux), LACP creates a dynamic bond for load-balancing and fault tolerance. You must configure LACP at both physical ends: on the physical NICs, and on the physical switch ports.

8.4.6. About MTU settings

You must adjust your MTU size for certain types of network traffic. For example, jumbo frames (9000 bytes) are required for certain NFS or iSCSI traffic.

Note

You must change MTU settings from end-to-end on all hops that the traffic is expected to pass through, including any virtual switches. For information on changing the MTU in your OpenStack environment, see Chapter 9, Configure maximum transmission unit (MTU) settings.

8.4.7. Configuring MTU settings for a Cumulus Linux switch

  • This example enables jumbo frames on your Cumulus Linux switch. 

    auto swp1
iface swp1
  mtu 9000
    Note

    Remember to apply your changes by reloading the updated configuration: sudo ifreload -a

8.4.8. About LLDP discovery

The ironic-python-agent service listens for LLDP packets from connected switches. The collected information can include the switch name, port details, and available VLANs. Similar to Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), LLDP assists with the discovery of physical hardware during the director introspection process.

8.4.9. Configuring LLDP for a Cumulus Linux switch

By default, the LLDP service lldpd runs as a daemon and starts when the switch boots.

  • To view all LLDP neighbors on all ports/interfaces, run the following command: 

    cumulus@switch$ netshow lldp
Local Port  Speed  Mode         Remote Port   Remote Host Summary
----------  ---    ---------    -----  -----  ----------- --------
eth0        10G    Mgmt         ====   swp6   mgmt-sw     IP: 10.0.1.11/24
swp51       10G    Interface/L3 ====   swp1   spine01     IP: 10.0.0.11/32
swp52       10G    Interface/L  ====   swp1   spine02     IP: 10.0.0.11/32

8.5. Configuring a Extreme Exos switch

8.5.1. About trunk ports

With OpenStack Networking you can connect instances to the VLANs that already exist on your physical network. The term trunk is used to describe a port that allows multiple VLANs to traverse through the same port. Using these ports, VLANs can span across multiple switches, including virtual switches. For example, traffic tagged as VLAN110 in the physical network reaches the Compute node, where the 8021q module directs the tagged traffic to the appropriate VLAN on the vSwitch.

8.5.2. Configuring trunk ports on an Extreme Networks EXOS switch

  • If using an X-670 series switch, refer to the following example to allow traffic for VLANs 110 and 111 to pass through to your instances.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface 24 on the physical switch. In this example, DATA and MNGT are the VLAN names.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    #create vlan DATA tag 110
#create vlan MNGT tag 111
#configure vlan DATA add ports 24 tagged
#configure vlan MNGT add ports 24 tagged

8.5.3. About access ports

Not all NICs on your Compute node carry instance traffic, and so you do not need to configure all NICs to allow multiple VLANs to pass through. Access ports require only one VLAN, and might fulfill other operational requirements, such as transporting management traffic or Block Storage data. These ports are commonly known as access ports and usually require a simpler configuration than trunk ports.

8.5.4. Configuring access ports for an Extreme Networks EXOS switch

  • In this configuration example, on a Extreme Networks X-670 series switch, 10 is used as an access port for eth1.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface 10 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

    create vlan VLANNAME tag NUMBER
configure vlan Default delete ports PORTSTRING
configure vlan VLANNAME add ports PORTSTRING untagged

    For example: 

    #create vlan DATA tag 110
#configure vlan Default delete ports 10
#configure vlan DATA add ports 10 untagged

8.5.5. About LACP port aggregation

You can use LACP to bundle multiple physical NICs together to form a single logical channel. Also known as 802.3ad (or bonding mode 4 in Linux), LACP creates a dynamic bond for load-balancing and fault tolerance. You must configure LACP at both physical ends: on the physical NICs, and on the physical switch ports.

8.5.6. Configuring LACP on the physical NIC

  1. Edit the /home/stack/network-environment.yaml file: 

    - type: linux_bond
  name: bond1
  mtu: 9000
  bonding_options:{get_param: BondInterfaceOvsOptions};
  members:
    - type: interface
      name: nic3
      mtu: 9000
      primary: true
    - type: interface
      name: nic4
      mtu: 9000

  2. Configure the Open vSwitch bridge to use LACP: 

    BondInterfaceOvsOptions:
    "mode=802.3ad"

For information on configuring network bonds, see the Network Interface Bonding chapter of the Advanced Overcloud Customization guide.

8.5.7. Configuring LACP on an Extreme Networks EXOS switch

8.5.8. About MTU settings

You must adjust your MTU size for certain types of network traffic. For example, jumbo frames (9000 bytes) are required for certain NFS or iSCSI traffic.

Note

You must change MTU settings from end-to-end on all hops that the traffic is expected to pass through, including any virtual switches. For information on changing the MTU in your OpenStack environment, see Chapter 9, Configure maximum transmission unit (MTU) settings.

8.5.9. Configuring MTU settings on an Extreme Networks EXOS switch

  • Run the commands in this example to enable jumbo frames on an Extreme Networks EXOS switch and configure support for forwarding IP packets with 9000 bytes: 

    enable jumbo-frame ports PORTSTRING
configure ip-mtu 9000 vlan VLANNAME

    For example: 

    # enable jumbo-frame ports 11
# configure ip-mtu 9000 vlan DATA

8.5.10. About LLDP discovery

The ironic-python-agent service listens for LLDP packets from connected switches. The collected information can include the switch name, port details, and available VLANs. Similar to Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), LLDP assists with the discovery of physical hardware during the director introspection process.

8.5.11. Configuring LLDP settings on an Extreme Networks EXOS switch

  • In this example, LLDP is enabled on an Extreme Networks EXOS switch. 11 represents the port string: 
enable lldp ports 11

8.6. Configuring a Juniper EX Series switch

8.6.1. About trunk ports

With OpenStack Networking you can connect instances to the VLANs that already exist on your physical network. The term trunk is used to describe a port that allows multiple VLANs to traverse through the same port. Using these ports, VLANs can span across multiple switches, including virtual switches. For example, traffic tagged as VLAN110 in the physical network reaches the Compute node, where the 8021q module directs the tagged traffic to the appropriate VLAN on the vSwitch.

8.6.2. Configuring trunk ports for a Juniper EX Series switch

  • If using a Juniper EX series switch running Juniper JunOS, use the following configuration syntax to allow traffic for VLANs 110 and 111 to pass through to your instances.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface ge-1/0/12 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

     ge-1/0/12 {
          description Trunk to Compute Node;
              unit 0 {
                  family ethernet-switching {
                      port-mode trunk;
                      vlan {
                          members [110 111];
                           }
                      native-vlan-id 2;
                  }
              }
}

8.6.3. About access ports

Not all NICs on your Compute node carry instance traffic, and so you do not need to configure all NICs to allow multiple VLANs to pass through. Access ports require only one VLAN, and might fulfill other operational requirements, such as transporting management traffic or Block Storage data. These ports are commonly known as access ports and usually require a simpler configuration than trunk ports.

8.6.4. Configuring access ports for a Juniper EX Series switch

  • This example on, a Juniper EX series switch, shows ge-1/0/13 as an access port for eth1.

    This configuration assumes that your physical node has an ethernet cable connected to interface ge-1/0/13 on the physical switch.

    Important

    These values are examples. You must change the values in this example to match those in your environment. Copying and pasting these values into your switch configuration without adjustment can result in an unexpected outage. 

     ge-1/0/13 {
          description Access port for Compute Node
              unit 0 {
                  family ethernet-switching {
                      port-mode access;
                      vlan {
                          members 200;
                           }
                      native-vlan-id 2;
                  }
              }
}

8.6.5. About LACP port aggregation

You can use LACP to bundle multiple physical NICs together to form a single logical channel. Also known as 802.3ad (or bonding mode 4 in Linux), LACP creates a dynamic bond for load-balancing and fault tolerance. You must configure LACP at both physical ends: on the physical NICs, and on the physical switch ports.

8.6.6. Configuring LACP on the physical NIC

  1. Edit the /home/stack/network-environment.yaml file: 

    - type: linux_bond
  name: bond1
  mtu: 9000
  bonding_options:{get_param: BondInterfaceOvsOptions};
  members:
    - type: interface
      name: nic3
      mtu: 9000
      primary: true
    - type: interface
      name: nic4
      mtu: 9000

  2. Configure the Open vSwitch bridge to use LACP: 

    BondInterfaceOvsOptions:
    "mode=802.3ad"

For information on configuring network bonds, see the Network Interface Bonding chapter of the Advanced Overcloud Customization guide.

8.6.7. Configuring LACP for a Juniper EX Series switch

In this example, the Compute node has two NICs using VLAN 100.

  1. Physically connect the Compute node’s two NICs to the switch (for example, ports 12 and 13).

  2. Create the port aggregate: 

    chassis {
    aggregated-devices {
        ethernet {
            device-count 1;
        }
    }
}

  3. Configure switch ports 12 (ge-1/0/12) and 13 (ge-1/0/13) to join the port aggregate ae1: 

    interfaces {
    ge-1/0/12 {
        gigether-options {
            802.3ad ae1;
        }
    }
    ge-1/0/13 {
        gigether-options {
            802.3ad ae1;
            }
        }
}
    Note

    For Red Hat OpenStack Platform director deployments, in order to PXE boot from the bond, you must configure one of the bond members as lacp force-up toensure that only one bond member comes up during introspection and first boot. The bond member that you configure with lacp force-up must be the same bond member that has the MAC address in instackenv.json (the MAC address known to ironic must be the same MAC address configured with force-up).

  4. Enable LACP on port aggregate ae1: 

    interfaces {
    ae1 {
        aggregated-ether-options {
            lacp {
                active;
            }
        }
    }
}

  5. Add aggregate ae1 to VLAN 100: 

    interfaces {
    ae1 {
        vlan-tagging;
        native-vlan-id 2;
        unit 100 {
            vlan-id 100;
        }
    }
}

  6. Review your new port channel. The resulting output lists the new port aggregate ae1 with member ports ge-1/0/12 and ge-1/0/13: 

    > show lacp statistics interfaces ae1

Aggregated interface: ae1
LACP Statistics: LACP Rx LACP Tx Unknown Rx Illegal Rx
ge-1/0/12 0 0 0 0
ge-1/0/13 0 0 0 0
    Note

    Remember to apply your changes by running the commit command.

8.6.8. About MTU settings

You must adjust your MTU size for certain types of network traffic. For example, jumbo frames (9000 bytes) are required for certain NFS or iSCSI traffic.

Note

You must change MTU settings from end-to-end on all hops that the traffic is expected to pass through, including any virtual switches. For information on changing the MTU in your OpenStack environment, see Chapter 9, Configure maximum transmission unit (MTU) settings.

8.6.9. Configuring MTU settings for a Juniper EX Series switch

This example enables jumbo frames on your Juniper EX4200 switch.

Note

The MTU value is calculated differently depending on whether you are using Juniper or Cisco devices. For example, 9216 on Juniper would equal to 9202 for Cisco. The extra bytes are used for L2 headers, where Cisco adds this automatically to the MTU value specified, but the usable MTU will be 14 bytes smaller than specified when using Juniper. So in order to support an MTU of 9000 on the VLANs, the MTU of 9014 would have to be configured on Juniper.

  1. For Juniper EX series switches, MTU settings are set for individual interfaces. These commands configure jumbo frames on the ge-1/0/14 and ge-1/0/15 ports: 

    set interfaces ge-1/0/14 mtu 9216
set interfaces ge-1/0/15 mtu 9216
    Note

    Remember to save your changes by running the commit command.

  2. If using a LACP aggregate, you will need to set the MTU size there, and not on the member NICs. For example, this setting configures the MTU size for the ae1 aggregate: 

     set interfaces ae1 mtu 9216

8.6.10. About LLDP discovery

The ironic-python-agent service listens for LLDP packets from connected switches. The collected information can include the switch name, port details, and available VLANs. Similar to Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), LLDP assists with the discovery of physical hardware during the director introspection process.

8.6.11. Configuring LLDP for a Juniper EX Series switch

You can enable LLDP globally for all interfaces, or just for individual ones:

  • Use the following too enable LLDP globally on your Juniper EX 4200 switch: 

    lldp {
	interface all{
		enable;
	}
	}
}

  • Use the following to enable LLDP for the single interface ge-1/0/14: 

    lldp {
	interface ge-1/0/14{
		enable;
	}
	}
}
    Note

    Remember to apply your changes by running the commit command.