Installing and configuring Neutron services

In this installation, the various services that make up OpenStack Networking will be installed on the controller node rather than a dedicated networking node. The compute nodes will run L2 agents that interface with the controller node and provide virtual switch connections to instances.

Remember, the configuration settings recommended here and online at docs.openstack.org may not be appropriate for production environments.

Creating the Neutron database

Using the mysql client on the controller node, create the Neutron database and associated user:

    # mysql

Enter the following SQL statements at the MariaDB [(none)] > prompt:

CREATE DATABASE neutron; 
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON neutron...