Provisioning Overlay

As part of overlay provisioning, you need to:

  • Create Tenant

  • Create Network

  • Create Subnet

  • Create Router

  • Create VM

This chapter has the following sections:

Using OpenStack

For information about performing these tasks via OpenStack Horizon dashboard, see OpenStack documentation.

Using VMware

For information about performing these tasks using VMWare, see the following sections:

Using VTS GUI

For information about creating Network and Router using VTS, see the following sections:

Creating Network using VMware

To create a network:

    Step 1   Select one of the VDS switches you created, then select manage tab.
    Step 2   Select the VTS Network tab and click + to add the network.
    Step 3   Select create Tenant and enter Network Name field.
    Step 4   Click Create to create the network.
    Step 5   Click the refresh icon to display the created network.

    Creating Subnetwork using VMware

    Before you create the subnetwork, you need to create the network in which the subnetwork has to be created.

    To create subnetworks:

      Step 1   Select one of the VDS switches you had created, then click the Manage tab.
      Step 2   Select VTS Network tab, and click the network name in which the subnetwork has to be created.
      Step 3   Enter the subnet name, the network range in CIDR format, and the Gateway IP.
      Step 4   Click Create Subnet button to create subnetwork.
      Step 5   Click refresh button to see the subnetwork.

      Creating Routers using VMware

        Step 1   Select one of the VDS switches you had created, then click the Manage tab.
        Step 2   Select VTS Router tab, and click + to add the Router.
        Step 3   Select Tenant Name and enter the Router name.
        Step 4   Click Create Router button to create the router.

        Attaching Network to Router

        To attach a network and subnetwork to a router:

          Step 1   Select one of the VDS switches you had created, then click Manage tab.
          Step 2   Select VTS Router tab and click the router name where network has to be added.

          The Router Details pop up appears.

          Step 3   Select Network and subnet and click Attach Subnet.

          Attaching VM to Network

          To create VMs:

            Step 1   Create network and subnet using vCenter VTC plugin. This will create portgroup for the network.
            Step 2   Create the VM in vCenter and attach the created portgroup to the VM.

            This will attach the VM to the network created via VTS.

            Creating a Network using VTS GUI

            To create a network from the VTS GUI:

              Step 1   Go to Network Details > Overlay Details. The Overlay Details window appears.
              Step 2   Select the Tenant for which you to create the network.
              Step 3   Click + Add Network.
              Step 4   Enter the network name, and click Submit.

              You may also add a subnet, and add port.

              Creating a Subnetwork

              To create a subnetwork:

                Step 1   In the Subnet pane, Click + Add Subnet in the Subnet pane of the Add Network popup.
                Step 2   Enter the subnet name, the network address, and gateway IP, then click OK.
                Step 3   Click Submit to save the subnet information.

                Add a Port

                To add a port:

                  Step 1   In the Port Attach pane, Click + Add Port . The Add Port popup appears.
                  Step 2   Select the device and port.
                  Step 3   Click OK.

                  Creating Router using VTS GUI

                  To create a router using VTS GUI:

                    Step 1   Go to Network Details > Overlay Details. The Overlay Details window appears.
                    Step 2   Click the Router tab.
                    Step 3   Click + Add Router. The Add Router popup appears.
                    Step 4   Enter the Router Name, and click Submit.

                    You can also add multiple interfaces and select the subnet you wish to add an interface to.

                    Step 5   Click + Add Interface. The Add Interface popup appears.
                    Step 6   Select the subnet from the drop down list, and click OK.
                    Step 7   Click Submit in the Add Router window to save the router and its interface.