Configure Brocade plug-in

Procedure 7.3. To use the Brocade plug-in with OpenStack Networking

1. Install the Brocade-modified Python netconf client (ncclient) library, which is available at https://github.com/brocade/ncclient:

   $ git clone https://www.github.com/brocade/ncclient

   As root execute:

   # cd ncclient;python setup.py install

2. Edit the /etc/neutron/neutron.conf file and set the following option:

   core_plugin = neutron.plugins.brocade.NeutronPlugin.BrocadePluginV2

3. Edit the /etc/neutron/plugins/brocade/brocade.ini configuration file for the Brocade plug-in and specify the admin user name, password, and IP address of the Brocade switch:

   [SWITCH]
   username = admin
   password = password
   address  = switch mgmt ip address
   ostype   = NOS

   For database configuration, see Install Networking Services in any of the Installation Guides in the OpenStack Documentation index. (The link defaults to the Ubuntu version.)

4. Restart the neutron-server service to apply the new settings:

   # service neutron-server restart