
This patch adds support to automatically generate config files for vmware-nsx repo using oslo config generator[1] for all VMware plugins. Tox can be used to generate a sample config file using the following command: tox -e genconfig This will generate a config file "nsx.ini.sample" under vmware-nsx/etc/ folder. This patch also modifies devstack scripts to use the auto-generated config files and adds more information to help texts in config modules. [1] http://docs.openstack.org/developer/oslo.config/generator.html Change-Id: Iff4ea37b52616295b262ead53947acb5b0cd9cd7 Partial-Bug: #1568215
Devstack external plugin
Add and set the following in your local.conf/localrc file:
enable_plugin vmware-nsx https://git.openstack.org/openstack/vmware-nsx
For Nsx-mh:
Q_PLUGIN=vmware_nsx
PUBLIC_BRIDGE # bridge used for external connectivity, typically br-ex NSX_GATEWAY_NETWORK_INTERFACE # interface used to communicate with the NSX Gateway NSX_GATEWAY_NETWORK_CIDR # CIDR to configure $PUBLIC_BRIDGE, e.g. 172.24.4.211/24
For Nsx-v:
Q_PLUGIN=vmware_nsx_v
NSXV_MANAGER_URI # URL for NSXv manager (e.g - https://management_ip). NSXV_USER # NSXv username. NSXV_PASSWORD # NSXv password. NSXV_CLUSTER_MOID # clusters ids containing OpenStack hosts. NSXV_DATACENTER_MOID # datacenter id for edge deployment. NSXV_RESOURCE_POOL_ID # resource-pool id for edge deployment. NSXV_DATASTORE_ID # datastore id for edge deployment. NSXV_EXTERNAL_NETWORK # id of logic switch for physical network connectivity. NSXV_VDN_SCOPE_ID # network scope id for VXLAN virtual-wires. NSXV_DVS_ID # Dvs id for VLAN based networks. NSXV_BACKUP_POOL # backup edge pools management range, # <edge_type>:[edge_size]:<minimum_pooled_edges>:<maximum_pooled_edges>. # edge_type:'service'(service edge) or 'vdr'(distributed edge). # edge_size: 'compact', 'large'(by default), 'xlarge' or 'quadlarge'.
# To enable the metadata service, the following variables should be also set: NSXV_MGT_NET_PROXY_IPS # management network IP address for metadata proxy. NSXV_MGT_NET_PROXY_NETMASK # management network netmask for metadata proxy. NSXV_NOVA_METADATA_IPS # IP addresses used by Nova metadata service. NSXV_NOVA_METADATA_PORT # TCP Port used by Nova metadata server. NSXV_MGT_NET_MOID # Network ID for management network connectivity