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===== Development and build system ===== | ===== Development and build system ===== | ||
- | The kernel driver can be compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, including the freely available [[http:// | + | The kernel driver can be compiled with Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, including the freely available [[http:// |
Beside using the Visual Studio IDE, the driver can be built in fully automated mode on the command line as well: | Beside using the Visual Studio IDE, the driver can be built in fully automated mode on the command line as well: | ||
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The driver must be signed with a valid Authenticode certificate in order to be deployed on non testing environments. | The driver must be signed with a valid Authenticode certificate in order to be deployed on non testing environments. | ||
- | The Microsoft WHQL certification process can be started as soon as the code upstream merging is complete and a stable release milestone is reached. | + | The Microsoft WHQL certification process can be started as soon as the upstream |
===== Continuos integration tests ===== | ===== Continuos integration tests ===== | ||
- | Continuous integration (CI) testing becomes mandatory from a practical standpoint, especially in a case in which this effort is merged in the upstream OVS repository. | + | Continuous integration (CI) testing becomes mandatory from a practical standpoint, especially in the case in which this effort is merged in the upstream OVS repository. |
CI testing benefits: | CI testing benefits: | ||
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===== OpenStack use case ===== | ===== OpenStack use case ===== | ||
- | The main use case for this effort is to improve interoperability between Hyper-V and other virtualization solutions, OpenStack in particular, especially in the context of large multi-tenant cloud infrastructures. | + | The main use case for this effort is to improve interoperability between Hyper-V and other clouds / virtualization solutions, OpenStack in particular, especially in the context of large multi-tenant cloud infrastructures. |
The existing official Neutron Hyper-V agent, developed and maintained by Cloudbase Solutions as part of our ongoing OpenStack Hyper-V integration effort, offers full interoperability with flat or 802.1Q (VLAN) based networks in heterogeneous clouds (e.g. KVM, VMWare vSphere, XenServer etc), but it lacks a common ground when it comes to multi-tenant isolation based on tunneling. | The existing official Neutron Hyper-V agent, developed and maintained by Cloudbase Solutions as part of our ongoing OpenStack Hyper-V integration effort, offers full interoperability with flat or 802.1Q (VLAN) based networks in heterogeneous clouds (e.g. KVM, VMWare vSphere, XenServer etc), but it lacks a common ground when it comes to multi-tenant isolation based on tunneling. | ||
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The Neutron OVS agent uses the OVS command line tools to apply the required L2 configurations for each instance on a given hypervisor host. By porting the user space tools we guarantee full compatibility across Linux and Windows for applying the switch configuration on a given host. | The Neutron OVS agent uses the OVS command line tools to apply the required L2 configurations for each instance on a given hypervisor host. By porting the user space tools we guarantee full compatibility across Linux and Windows for applying the switch configuration on a given host. | ||
- | At the same time, the tunnelling features of the OVS Hyper-V extension take care of generating networking traffic fully compatible with Linux the counterparts. | + | At the same time, the tunnelling features of the OVS Hyper-V extension take care of generating networking traffic fully compatible with the Linux counterparts. |
A typical use case includes mixed Hyper-V and KVM hosts in an OpenStack deployment, as summarized by the following diagram: | A typical use case includes mixed Hyper-V and KVM hosts in an OpenStack deployment, as summarized by the following diagram: | ||
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* Additional performance improvements | * Additional performance improvements | ||
- | * Manage tunnel endpoints | + | * Manage tunnel endpoints |
- | * Geneve encasulation | + | * //Geneve// encasulation |
* Hardware offload for VXLAN encapsulation | * Hardware offload for VXLAN encapsulation | ||
- | * Matching the ongoing development of new userspace features | + | * Matching the ongoing development of new upstream |
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===== Resources ===== | ===== Resources ===== | ||
+ | * Installing and configuring the Hyper-V OVS extension: http:// | ||
* Hyper-V virtual switch architecture (TechNet): http:// | * Hyper-V virtual switch architecture (TechNet): http:// | ||
* Hyper-V virtual switch architecture (MSFT Blog): http:// | * Hyper-V virtual switch architecture (MSFT Blog): http:// | ||
- | * Hyper-V virtual switch extension APIs: http:// | + | * Hyper-V virtual switch extension APIs: [[http:// |
* OVS tutorial: http:// | * OVS tutorial: http:// | ||
- | * Installing and configuring the Hyper-V OVS extension: http:// | ||
* Visual Studio 2013 Express (free): http:// | * Visual Studio 2013 Express (free): http:// |