[ovs-discuss] openvswitch gre tunneling issues
Shivaramakrishnan Vaidyanathan
shivaramakrishnan740 at gmail.com
Mon Mar 31 16:35:57 UTC 2014
Thanks again,
I didnt upload the ovs-vsctl output:
Here is my output:
root at compute1:~# ovs-vsctl show
024fd441-d809-4c1d-a023-08442afa9782
Bridge "virbr1"
Port "virbr1"
Interface "virbr1"
type: internal
Port "eth0"
Interface "eth0"
Port "gre1"
Interface "gre1"
type: gre
options: {remote_ip="128.6.60.45"}
Port pubif
Interface pubif
type: internal
options: {link_speed="10M"}
Bridge "virbr3"
Port "vnet0"
Interface "vnet0"
Port "gre2"
Interface "gre2"
type: gre
options: {remote_ip="a.b.c.d"}
Port "vnet1"
Interface "vnet1"
Port "virbr3"
Interface "virbr3"
type: internal
Bridge "virbr2"
Port "virbr2"
Interface "virbr2"
type: internal
Port "gre0"
Interface "gre0"
type: gre
options: {remote_ip="a.b.c.d"}
ovs_version: "1.10.2"
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Gurucharan Shetty <shettyg at nicira.com>wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Shivaramakrishnan Vaidyanathan
> <shivaramakrishnan740 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks a lot Gurucharan.
> > I am pretty new to openvswitch.Can you provide the command to achieve
> this?
> > Looking forward to your reply.
>
> The man page says:
> ....
> ....
> Tunnel Options:
> These options apply to interfaces with type of gre, ipsec_gre,
> gre64,
> ipsec_gre64, vxlan, and lisp.
>
> Each tunnel must be uniquely identified by the combination of
> type,
> options:remote_ip, options:local_ip, and options:in_key. If two
> ports
> are defined that are the same except one has an optional identifier
> and
> the other does not, the more specific one is matched
> first.
> options:in_key is considered more specific than options:local_ip
> if a
> port defines one and another port defines the other.
> ....
> ...
> options : key: optional string
> Optional. Shorthand to set in_key and out_key at the same
> time.
> ...
> ...
>
> So you can do something like:
> * If you create a new tunnel (the key should be same at both ends and
> a different key at the other end):
> ovs-vsctl add-port virbr3 gre2 -- set interface gre2 type=gre
> options:remote_ip:p.q.r.s options:key=30
>
> (note that your command does not have a '=' and instead has a ':'.
> Also your "ovs-vsctl show" does not print any o/p)
>
> * Or just add a key to a existing tunnel
> ovs-vsctl set interface gre0 options:key=20
>
> If you can't debug well, start with a simpler configuration. i.e., a
> single gre tunnel. Once you get that working, you can build on top of
> it.
>
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Gurucharan Shetty <shettyg at nicira.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:12 AM, Shivaramakrishnan Vaidyanathan
> >> <shivaramakrishnan740 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > So in that case,essentially we cant have multiple gre tunnels?
> >> I think you can use unique keys to distinguish (Read "Tunnel Options"
> >> in "man ovs-vswitchd.conf.db").
> >>
> >> > Though I have multiple bridges that vm's to communicate between each
> >> > other.
> >> > The requirement is I need to have multiple internal bridges for vm's
> and
> >> > just one external bridge.
> >> > Is there any alternative?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:44 AM, Gurucharan Shetty <
> shettyg at nicira.com>
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 8:36 AM, Shiva <
> shivaramakrishnan740 at gmail.com>
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >> > Hello,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am setting up two gre tunnels between two hosts using the same
> >> >> > external
> >> >> > bridge.In this case (br1).I use virbr3 and virbr2 for internal
> >> >> > communication.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This is my config steps:
> >> >> > Hypervisor 1:
> >> >> > External communication
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-br br1
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-port eth0
> >> >> > ifconfig br1 p.q.r.s netmask 255.255.255.0
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Internal bridge for vm communication
> >> >> > Tunnel1 :
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-br virbr3
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl show
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-port virbr3 gre2 -- set interface gre2 type=gre
> >> >> > options:remote_ip:a.b.c.d
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Tunnel2:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-br virbr2
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl show
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-port virbr2 gre0 -- set interface gre0 type=gre
> >> >> > options:remote_ip:a.b.c.d
> >> >> Consider the case for the traffic coming into Hypervisor1. I don't
> >> >> think it is possible to figure out which of the two end points the
> >> >> packet needs to be delivered to because the 2 gre tunnels are not
> >> >> unique.
> >> >>
> >> >> I think if you delete one of your virbr* in each of the machines, you
> >> >> should be able to communicate.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hypervisor 2:
> >> >> > External communication
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-br br1
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-port eth0
> >> >> > ifconfig br1 a.b.c.d netmask 255.255.255.0
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Internal bridge for vm communication
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Tunnel1:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-br virbr3
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl show
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-port virbr3 gre2 -- set interface gre2 type=gre
> >> >> > options:remote_ip:p.q.r.s
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Tunnel2:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-br virbr2
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl show
> >> >> > ovs-vsctl add-port virbr3 gre0 -- set interface gre0 type=gre
> >> >> > options:remote_ip:p.q.r.s
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I am not able to communicate outside world from the vm's.I am just
> >> >> > able
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > reach the host on which vm resides and viceversa.Can you please let
> >> >> > me
> >> >> > know
> >> >> > what am i missing here?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Your help in this regard is greatly appreciated.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > _______________________________________________
> >> >> > discuss mailing list
> >> >> > discuss at openvswitch.org
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> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >
> >
>
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