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OpenStack Networking Cookbook

You're reading from   OpenStack Networking Cookbook Harness the power of OpenStack Networking for public and private clouds using 90 hands-on recipes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785286100
Length 282 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Sriram Subramanian Sriram Subramanian
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Chandan Dutta Chandan Dutta
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Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Started with OpenStack Networking FREE CHAPTER 2. Using Open vSwitch for VLAN-Based Networks 3. Exploring Other Network Types in Neutron 4. Exploring Overlay Networks with Neutron 5. Managing IP Addresses in Neutron 6. Using Routing Services in Neutron 7. Using Neutron Security and Firewall Services 8. Using HAProxy for Load Balancing 9. Monitoring OpenStack Networks 10. Writing Your Own Neutron ML2 Mechanism Driver 11. Troubleshooting Tips for Neutron 12. Advanced Topics Index

Creating a security group using Horizon


Security groups provide you with ways to control the Network traffic between ports in an OpenStack Network. Security group rules are applied at a Network port level. To apply port level security, we will start by creating a security group and then adding security rules to this group. The security groups are attached to the instances when they are launched.

Getting ready

For creating a security group, you will need the following information:

  • The security group name

  • A description for the security group

How to do it…

The following recipe will show you how to create a security group using Horizon:

  1. Log in to Horizon with the appropriate credentials.

  2. In the left navigation menu, navigate to Project | Compute | Access & Security:

  3. In the Security Groups tab, click on + Create Security Group.

  4. Fill in an appropriate security group Name and Description:

  5. Click the Create Security Group button. Once the security group has been created successfully, it should be listed...

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