From c1981a53bed59ff344c552d7c6429226e0bec1da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: root Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:49:48 -0800 Subject: adding a bit more networking documentation --- doc/source/adminguide/network.vlan.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/source') diff --git a/doc/source/adminguide/network.vlan.rst b/doc/source/adminguide/network.vlan.rst index 86b25d527..a7cccc098 100644 --- a/doc/source/adminguide/network.vlan.rst +++ b/doc/source/adminguide/network.vlan.rst @@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ In addition, the network administrator can specify a pool of public IP addresses .. todo:: Describe how a public IP address could be associated with a project (a VLAN) +This is the default networking mode and supports the most features. For multiple machine installation, it requires a switch that supports host-managed vlan tagging. In this mode, nova will create a vlan and bridge for each project. The project gets a range of private ips that are only accessible from inside the vlan. In order for a user to access the instances in their project, a special vpn instance (code named :ref:`cloudpipe `) needs to be created. Nova generates a certificate and key for the user to access the vpn and starts the vpn automatically. More information on cloudpipe can be found :ref:`here `. + +The following diagram illustrates how the communication that occurs between the vlan (the dashed box) and the public internet (represented by the two clouds) + +.. image:: /images/cloudpipe.png + :width: 100% Goals ----- -- cgit