Checking the status of the Neutron service

The first step towards troubleshooting OpenStack Networks would be to make sure that the Neutron service is running. In this recipe, we will look at ways to make sure that the Neutron server is running without any errors.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need the following information:

• SSH-based login credentials for the Controller and Network node

How to do it…

The following steps will show you how to check whether the Neutron service is running with the proper configurations:

1. With the appropriate credentials, SSH into the node where the Neutron server is running. In our setup, it will be the Controller and Network node.
2. In the /etc/neutron/neutron.conf file, make sure that you have correct core_plugin and service_plugins configured. For example, in the case of the ML2 plugin, the Neutron configuration is as follows:

   core_plugin = ml2
   

   The service_plugins should include a list of advanced services such as a Router, Firewall, and lbaas, depending...