The OpenStack Networking API offers users the ability to create and manage both basic and complex network architectures that blend the virtual and physical network infrastructure. This book kicks off by describing various components of Openstack Neutron and installing Ubuntu OpenStack based on Canonical's process.
You will also get to grips with the relationship between ports, networks, and subnets through diagrams and explanations, and see how the logical components are implemented via plugins and agents. You will also configure networks, subnets, and routers to provide connectivity to instances using simple examples.
At the end, you will configure and manage security groups, and will observe how these rules translate to iptables rules on the host machines.By the end of the book, you will be able to build basic network architectures using Neutron networks and routers in no time.
