Creating a Router using the Horizon dashboard and Neutron CLI

Once OpenStack is configured in order to support the Routing services, the next step is to create a Router. Similar to a Network, Subnet, and Port, a Router is a logical entity that is used by Neutron to provide connectivity between two different OpenStack Networks or Subnets.

In this recipe, we will see how to create a Router using the Horizon dashboard and Neutron CLI.

Getting ready

The only information required to create a Router is the name of the Router.

How to do it…

The following steps will show you how to create a Router in OpenStack:

1. Log in to the OpenStack Horizon dashboard using the appropriate credentials.

2. In the left navigation menu, navigate to Projects | Network | Router.

   

3. Now click on + Create Router. In the resulting screen, enter the Router Name and click on the Create Router button:

   

4. The newly created Router should now appear in the Routers table:

   

5. We will now create another Router named Cookbook-Router-2 using the Neutron...