The Dell openstack ml2 mechanism driver.
Intended user : Existing openstack user.
Pre-requisites:
a. Use neutron ml2 plugin
b. Use vlan as type driver
Please take the following steps to enable Dell Mechanims Driver:
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stop neutron service.
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cd to folder of neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers
check out the folder and files in /dell from github
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create file ml2_conf_dell.ini under /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/, refer to the sample file in github. Edit it with corresponding values.
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in /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf.ini, find the line mechanism_drivers, add dell to it. Here is an example of how it may look like : mechanism_drivers = openvswitch,dell
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locate the file neutron/neutron.egg-info/entry_points.txt, in the [neutron.ml2.mechanism_drivers] section, add the line:dell = neutron.plugins.ml2.drivers.dell.mech_dell:DellMechanismDriver
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restart neutron service, add --config-file /etc/neutron/plugins/ml2/ml2_conf_dell.ini to the command.