Viewing the VLAN allotted for a Network
Open vSwitch configures the VLAN ID on the virtual port associated with a virtual machine instance. The underlying physical network must also be configured so as to allow the data traffic for the same VLAN ID. Hence, the knowledge of the VLAN ID allotted for a Network is very useful, especially while troubleshooting networking problems. This recipe shows you how to view the VLAN ID allotted for a Network.
Getting ready
The VLAN ID information is available only to users with an administrative role. Hence, for this recipe, you will need the appropriate credentials.
How to do it…
The following steps will show you how to view the VLAN ID allotted for a Network:
- Log in to the OpenStack Horizon dashboard using a user ID with an administrative role.
- In the left navigation menu, click on Admin | System | Networks.
- On the right-hand side, you will get a list of all the Networks in the setup, as shown in the following screenshot:
- To view the details of a particular...
