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OpenStack Networking Essentials

You're reading from   OpenStack Networking Essentials Build and manage networks in OpenStack using Neutron

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2016
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785283277
Length 174 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Chapter 4. Interfacing with Neutron

In the previous chapter, we discovered the core elements of networks, subnets, and ports, which make up the Neutron API data model. In this chapter, we'll take a look at the common ways in which users can interface with Neutron to build and manage those virtual network resources.

Users can interface with Neutron to create and manage network resources in a variety of ways, including:

  • The Horizon dashboard
  • The Neutron client
  • The Nova client
  • cURL
  • Software Development Kits (SDKs)

Depending on the operation, not all methods provide the same capabilities and access to various Neutron features. Many casual users prefer to interface with OpenStack via the Horizon dashboard or command-line clients, while developers may rely on SDKs related to their programming language of choice. Network resources can be managed in the dashboard in a limited fashion, while the Neutron client offers many features that are not yet, and may never be, available with Horizon...

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